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#C72CAA

#c72caa ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c72caa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 17.25% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.89% magenta, 14.57% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 311.23°, with 63.79% saturation and 47.65% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.12.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1685

Complementary

  1. #c72caa
  2. #2cc749

Split complementary

  1. #c72caa
  2. #5cc72c
  3. #2cc797

Analogous

  1. #972cc7
  2. #c72caa
  3. #c72c5c

Triadic

  1. #c72caa
  2. #aac72c
  3. #2caac7

Tetradic

  1. #c72caa
  2. #c7492c
  3. #2cc749
  4. #2caac7

Square

  1. #c72caa
  2. #c7972c
  3. #2cc749
  4. #2c5cc7

Monochromatic

  1. #4a103f
  2. #881e74
  3. #c72caa
  4. #dd63c6
  5. #eaa2dd

Shades

#c72caa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c72caa
  2. #b32899
  3. #9f2388
  4. #8b1f77
  5. #771a66
  6. #641655
  7. #501244
  8. #3c0d33
  9. #280922
  10. #140411
  11. #000000

Tints

#c72caa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c72caa
  2. #cd41b3
  3. #d256bb
  4. #d86bc4
  5. #dd80cc
  6. #e396d5
  7. #e9abdd
  8. #eec0e6
  9. #f4d5ee
  10. #f9eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c72caa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c72caa
  2. #c034a6
  3. #b93da2
  4. #b2459d
  5. #ab4e99
  6. #a45695
  7. #9c5e91
  8. #95678d
  9. #8e6f88
  10. #877884
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5e8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3163ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #687aa6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d23769 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8852ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9864a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce3388 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c72caa {
  color: #c72caa;
}
Background
.bg-c72caa {
  background-color: #c72caa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c72caa {
  border: 2px solid #c72caa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c72caa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 44 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 64% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c72caa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c72caa, #c72c5c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c72caa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 44 170 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.12 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.64 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.92 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.61 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.78 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.09 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.74 #38d355 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c72caa  rgb(199, 44, 170)  hsl(311, 64%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#2cc749  rgb(44, 199, 73)  hsl(131, 64%, 48%)  Lime Green
#aac72c  rgb(170, 199, 44)  hsl(71, 64%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#2caac7  rgb(44, 170, 199)  hsl(191, 64%, 48%)  Bondi Blue