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#C70EA3

#c70ea3 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c70ea3 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 5.49% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.96% magenta, 18.09% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 311.68°, with 86.85% saturation and 41.76% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.88.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.151

Complementary

  1. #c70ea3
  2. #0ec732

Split complementary

  1. #c70ea3
  2. #46c70e
  3. #0ec78e

Analogous

  1. #8e0ec7
  2. #c70ea3
  3. #c70e46

Triadic

  1. #c70ea3
  2. #a3c70e
  3. #0ea3c7

Tetradic

  1. #c70ea3
  2. #c7320e
  3. #0ec732
  4. #0ea3c7

Square

  1. #c70ea3
  2. #c78e0e
  3. #0ec732
  4. #0e46c7

Monochromatic

  1. #38042e
  2. #800968
  3. #c70ea3
  4. #f131cb
  5. #f678dd

Shades

#c70ea3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c70ea3
  2. #b30d93
  3. #9f0b82
  4. #8b0a72
  5. #770862
  6. #640752
  7. #500641
  8. #3c0431
  9. #280321
  10. #140110
  11. #000000

Tints

#c70ea3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c70ea3
  2. #cd26ac
  3. #d23eb5
  4. #d856bf
  5. #dd6ec8
  6. #e387d1
  7. #e99fda
  8. #eeb7e3
  9. #f4cfed
  10. #f9e7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c70ea3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c70ea3
  2. #c019a0
  3. #b9259c
  4. #b23099
  5. #ab3c95
  6. #a44792
  7. #9c528e
  8. #955e8b
  9. #8e6987
  10. #877584
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #995686 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #235ba6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #65769f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d31f60 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8648a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #965da1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce1980 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c70ea3 {
  color: #c70ea3;
}
Background
.bg-c70ea3 {
  background-color: #c70ea3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c70ea3 {
  border: 2px solid #c70ea3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c70ea3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 14 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 87% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c70ea3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c70ea3, #c70e46);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c70ea3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 14 163 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.88 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.56 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.95 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.80 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.54 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.87 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.89 #38f15c Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c70ea3  rgb(199, 14, 163)  hsl(312, 87%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#0ec732  rgb(14, 199, 50)  hsl(132, 87%, 42%)  Lime Green
#a3c70e  rgb(163, 199, 14)  hsl(72, 87%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#0ea3c7  rgb(14, 163, 199)  hsl(192, 87%, 42%)  Bondi Blue