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#C70B79

#c70b79 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c70b79 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 4.31% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.47% magenta, 39.2% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 324.89°, with 89.52% saturation and 41.18% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 2.5.

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Relative luminance0.1376

Complementary

  1. #c70b79
  2. #0bc759

Split complementary

  1. #c70b79
  2. #1bc70b
  3. #0bc7b7

Analogous

  1. #b70bc7
  2. #c70b79
  3. #c70b1b

Triadic

  1. #c70b79
  2. #79c70b
  3. #0b79c7

Tetradic

  1. #c70b79
  2. #c7590b
  3. #0bc759
  4. #0b79c7

Square

  1. #c70b79
  2. #c7b70b
  3. #0bc759
  4. #0b1bc7

Monochromatic

  1. #360321
  2. #7f074d
  3. #c70b79
  4. #f32ba0
  5. #f774c1

Shades

#c70b79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c70b79
  2. #b30a6d
  3. #9f0961
  4. #8b0855
  5. #770749
  6. #64063d
  7. #500430
  8. #3c0324
  9. #280218
  10. #14010c
  11. #000000

Tints

#c70b79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c70b79
  2. #cd2386
  3. #d23c94
  4. #d854a1
  5. #dd6daf
  6. #e385bc
  7. #e99dc9
  8. #eeb6d7
  9. #f4cee4
  10. #f9e7f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c70b79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c70b79
  2. #c0177a
  3. #b9227a
  4. #b22e7b
  5. #ab3a7c
  6. #a4467d
  7. #9c517d
  8. #955d7e
  9. #8e697f
  10. #87747f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97526f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #40537b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #727375 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d70047 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b417a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b5b77 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1005f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c70b79 {
  color: #c70b79;
}
Background
.bg-c70b79 {
  background-color: #c70b79;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c70b79 {
  border: 2px solid #c70b79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c70b79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 11 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 325 90% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c70b79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c70b79, #c70b1b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c70b79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 11 121 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 2.50 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 5.71 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.10 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 7.52 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.77 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 9.96 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 10.48 #38f486 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c70b79  rgb(199, 11, 121)  hsl(325, 90%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#0bc759  rgb(11, 199, 89)  hsl(145, 90%, 41%)  Emerald
#79c70b  rgb(121, 199, 11)  hsl(85, 90%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#0b79c7  rgb(11, 121, 199)  hsl(205, 90%, 41%)  True Blue