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#C72995

#c72995 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c72995 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 16.08% green and 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.4% magenta, 25.13% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 318.99°, with 65.83% saturation and 47.06% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.34.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.159

Complementary

  1. #c72995
  2. #29c75b

Split complementary

  1. #c72995
  2. #46c729
  3. #29c7aa

Analogous

  1. #aa29c7
  2. #c72995
  3. #c72946

Triadic

  1. #c72995
  2. #95c729
  3. #2995c7

Tetradic

  1. #c72995
  2. #c75b29
  3. #29c75b
  4. #2995c7

Square

  1. #c72995
  2. #c7aa29
  3. #29c75b
  4. #2946c7

Monochromatic

  1. #480f36
  2. #881c66
  3. #c72995
  4. #de5fb6
  5. #eb9ed3

Shades

#c72995 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c72995
  2. #b32586
  3. #9f2177
  4. #8b1d68
  5. #771959
  6. #64154b
  7. #50103c
  8. #3c0c2d
  9. #28081e
  10. #14040f
  11. #000000

Tints

#c72995 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c72995
  2. #cd3ea0
  3. #d254aa
  4. #d869b5
  5. #dd7fbf
  6. #e394ca
  7. #e9a9d5
  8. #eebfdf
  9. #f4d4ea
  10. #f9eaf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c72995 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c72995
  2. #c03293
  3. #b93a91
  4. #b2438f
  5. #ab4c8d
  6. #a4558b
  7. #9c5d88
  8. #956686
  9. #8e6f84
  10. #877782
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5b80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e5e98 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f7892 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d4275d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b4e97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a6293 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf2877 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c72995 {
  color: #c72995;
}
Background
.bg-c72995 {
  background-color: #c72995;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c72995 {
  border: 2px solid #c72995;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c72995;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 41 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 319 66% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c72995 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c72995, #c72946);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c72995 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 41 149 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.34 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.20 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.53 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.52 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.02 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.20 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 11.28 #38d66a Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c72995  rgb(199, 41, 149)  hsl(319, 66%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#29c75b  rgb(41, 199, 91)  hsl(139, 66%, 47%)  Emerald
#95c729  rgb(149, 199, 41)  hsl(79, 66%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#2995c7  rgb(41, 149, 199)  hsl(199, 66%, 47%)  Carolina Blue