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#C616A9

#c616a9 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c616a9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 8.63% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.89% magenta, 14.65% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 309.89°, with 80% saturation and 43.14% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.94.

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Relative luminance0.1544

Complementary

  1. #c616a9
  2. #16c633

Split complementary

  1. #c616a9
  2. #51c616
  3. #16c68b

Analogous

  1. #8b16c6
  2. #c616a9
  3. #c61651

Triadic

  1. #c616a9
  2. #a9c616
  3. #16a9c6

Tetradic

  1. #c616a9
  2. #c63316
  3. #16c633
  4. #16a9c6

Square

  1. #c616a9
  2. #c68b16
  3. #16c633
  4. #1651c6

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0733
  2. #810e6e
  3. #c616a9
  4. #ea3fcd
  5. #f184df

Shades

#c616a9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c616a9
  2. #b21498
  3. #9e1287
  4. #8b0f76
  5. #770d65
  6. #630b55
  7. #4f0944
  8. #3b0733
  9. #280422
  10. #140211
  11. #000000

Tints

#c616a9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c616a9
  2. #cc2db2
  3. #d145ba
  4. #d75cc3
  5. #dd73cb
  6. #e38bd4
  7. #e8a2dd
  8. #eeb9e5
  9. #f4d0ee
  10. #f9e8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c616a9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c616a9
  2. #bf21a5
  3. #b82ba1
  4. #b1369d
  5. #aa4099
  6. #a34b95
  7. #9c5690
  8. #95608c
  9. #8e6b88
  10. #877584
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #995789 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1e5dac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6376a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d12965 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #854aab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #955ea7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd2285 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c616a9 {
  color: #c616a9;
}
Background
.bg-c616a9 {
  background-color: #c616a9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c616a9 {
  border: 2px solid #c616a9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c616a9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 22 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 80% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c616a9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c616a9, #c61651);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c616a9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 22 169 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.94 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.24 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.04 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.86 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.93 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.03 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.28 #39e956 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c616a9  rgb(198, 22, 169)  hsl(310, 80%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#16c633  rgb(22, 198, 51)  hsl(130, 80%, 43%)  Lime Green
#a9c616  rgb(169, 198, 22)  hsl(70, 80%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#16a9c6  rgb(22, 169, 198)  hsl(190, 80%, 43%)  Bondi Blue