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#C80997

#c80997 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c80997 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 3.53% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.5% magenta, 24.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 315.39°, with 91.39% saturation and 40.98% 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 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.67.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1471

Complementary

  1. #c80997
  2. #09c83a

Split complementary

  1. #c80997
  2. #38c809
  3. #09c899

Analogous

  1. #9909c8
  2. #c80997
  3. #c80938

Triadic

  1. #c80997
  2. #97c809
  3. #0997c8

Tetradic

  1. #c80997
  2. #c83a09
  3. #09c83a
  4. #0997c8

Square

  1. #c80997
  2. #c89909
  3. #09c83a
  4. #0938c8

Monochromatic

  1. #360228
  2. #7f0660
  3. #c80997
  4. #f528c1
  5. #f971d6

Shades

#c80997 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c80997
  2. #b40888
  3. #a00779
  4. #8c066a
  5. #78055b
  6. #64054c
  7. #50043c
  8. #3c032d
  9. #28021e
  10. #14010f
  11. #000000

Tints

#c80997 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c80997
  2. #ce22a1
  3. #d33aac
  4. #d953b6
  5. #de6bc1
  6. #e484cb
  7. #e99dd5
  8. #efb5e0
  9. #f4ceea
  10. #fae6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c80997 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c80997
  2. #c11595
  3. #ba2192
  4. #b22d90
  5. #ab398e
  6. #a4458c
  7. #9d5089
  8. #965c87
  9. #8e6885
  10. #877482
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99547f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e599a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a7593 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d60a58 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #884699 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995c95 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d00977 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c80997 {
  color: #c80997;
}
Background
.bg-c80997 {
  background-color: #c80997;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c80997 {
  border: 2px solid #c80997;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c80997;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 9 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 91% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c80997 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c80997, #c80938);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c80997 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 9 151 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.67 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.43 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.02 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.70 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.34 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 11.56 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 12.05 #37f668 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c80997  rgb(200, 9, 151)  hsl(315, 91%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#09c83a  rgb(9, 200, 58)  hsl(135, 91%, 41%)  Lime Green
#97c809  rgb(151, 200, 9)  hsl(75, 91%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#0997c8  rgb(9, 151, 200)  hsl(195, 91%, 41%)  Bondi Blue