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#C604AC

#c604ac ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c604ac is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 1.57% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.98% magenta, 13.13% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 308.04°, with 96.04% saturation and 39.61% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.57.

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Relative luminance0.1507

Complementary

  1. #c604ac
  2. #04c61e

Split complementary

  1. #c604ac
  2. #4bc604
  3. #04c67f

Analogous

  1. #7f04c6
  2. #c604ac
  3. #c6044b

Triadic

  1. #c604ac
  2. #acc604
  3. #04acc6

Tetradic

  1. #c604ac
  2. #c61e04
  3. #04c61e
  4. #04acc6

Square

  1. #c604ac
  2. #c67f04
  3. #04c61e
  4. #044bc6

Monochromatic

  1. #30012a
  2. #7b026b
  3. #c604ac
  4. #fa1cdd
  5. #fc67e8

Shades

#c604ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c604ac
  2. #b2049b
  3. #9e038a
  4. #8b0378
  5. #770267
  6. #630256
  7. #4f0245
  8. #3b0134
  9. #280122
  10. #140011
  11. #000000

Tints

#c604ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c604ac
  2. #cc1db4
  3. #d136bd
  4. #d74fc5
  5. #dd68cd
  6. #e382d6
  7. #e89bde
  8. #eeb4e6
  9. #f4cdee
  10. #f9e6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c604ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c604ac
  2. #bf10a8
  3. #b81da3
  4. #b1299f
  5. #aa369a
  6. #a34296
  7. #9c4e92
  8. #955b8d
  9. #8e6789
  10. #877484
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99558a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #095cb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f75a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d12465 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8348ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #945caa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc1b87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c604ac {
  color: #c604ac;
}
Background
.bg-c604ac {
  background-color: #c604ac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c604ac {
  border: 2px solid #c604ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c604ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 4 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 308 96% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c604ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c604ac, #c6044b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c604ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 4 172 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.57 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.32 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.47 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.97 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.03 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.21 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.82 #39fb53 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c604ac  rgb(198, 4, 172)  hsl(308, 96%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#04c61e  rgb(4, 198, 30)  hsl(128, 96%, 40%)  Lime Green
#acc604  rgb(172, 198, 4)  hsl(68, 96%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#04acc6  rgb(4, 172, 198)  hsl(188, 96%, 40%)  Bondi Blue