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#C6209E

#c6209e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c6209e is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 12.55% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.84% magenta, 20.2% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 314.46°, with 72.17% saturation and 45.1% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.92.

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Relative luminance0.1551

Complementary

  1. #c6209e
  2. #20c648

Split complementary

  1. #c6209e
  2. #4bc620
  3. #20c69b

Analogous

  1. #9b20c6
  2. #c6209e
  3. #c6204b

Triadic

  1. #c6209e
  2. #9ec620
  3. #209ec6

Tetradic

  1. #c6209e
  2. #c64820
  3. #20c648
  4. #209ec6

Square

  1. #c6209e
  2. #c69b20
  3. #20c648
  4. #204bc6

Monochromatic

  1. #420b35
  2. #841569
  3. #c6209e
  4. #e350bf
  5. #ed92d7

Shades

#c6209e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c6209e
  2. #b21d8e
  3. #9e1a7e
  4. #8b166f
  5. #77135f
  6. #63104f
  7. #4f0d3f
  8. #3b0a2f
  9. #280620
  10. #140310
  11. #000000

Tints

#c6209e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c6209e
  2. #cc36a8
  3. #d14db1
  4. #d763bb
  5. #dd79c5
  6. #e390cf
  7. #e8a6d8
  8. #eebce2
  9. #f4d2ec
  10. #f9e9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c6209e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c6209e
  2. #bf2a9b
  3. #b83398
  4. #b13d95
  5. #aa4692
  6. #a3508f
  7. #9c5a8c
  8. #956389
  9. #8e6d86
  10. #877683
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #995984 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #315da1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #69779a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d22660 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #884ca0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97609c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce247d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c6209e {
  color: #c6209e;
}
Background
.bg-c6209e {
  background-color: #c6209e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c6209e {
  border: 2px solid #c6209e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c6209e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 32 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 72% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c6209e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c6209e, #c6204b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c6209e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 32 158 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.92 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.16 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.05 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.40 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.68 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.15 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.97 #39df61 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c6209e  rgb(198, 32, 158)  hsl(314, 72%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#20c648  rgb(32, 198, 72)  hsl(134, 72%, 45%)  Lime Green
#9ec620  rgb(158, 198, 32)  hsl(74, 72%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#209ec6  rgb(32, 158, 198)  hsl(194, 72%, 45%)  Bondi Blue