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#C812AA

#c812aa ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c812aa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 7.06% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 15% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 309.89°, with 83.49% saturation and 42.75% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.

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Relative luminance0.1561

Complementary

  1. #c812aa
  2. #12c830

Split complementary

  1. #c812aa
  2. #4fc812
  3. #12c88b

Analogous

  1. #8b12c8
  2. #c812aa
  3. #c8124f

Triadic

  1. #c812aa
  2. #aac812
  3. #12aac8

Tetradic

  1. #c812aa
  2. #c83012
  3. #12c830
  4. #12aac8

Square

  1. #c812aa
  2. #c88b12
  3. #12c830
  4. #124fc8

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0533
  2. #820c6e
  3. #c812aa
  4. #ed39d0
  5. #f47fe0

Shades

#c812aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c812aa
  2. #b41099
  3. #a00e88
  4. #8c0d77
  5. #780b66
  6. #640955
  7. #500744
  8. #3c0533
  9. #280422
  10. #140211
  11. #000000

Tints

#c812aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c812aa
  2. #ce2ab3
  3. #d341bb
  4. #d959c4
  5. #de71cc
  6. #e489d5
  7. #e9a0dd
  8. #efb8e6
  9. #f4d0ee
  10. #fae7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c812aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c812aa
  2. #c11da6
  3. #ba28a2
  4. #b2339d
  5. #ab3e99
  6. #a44995
  7. #9d5491
  8. #965f8d
  9. #8e6a88
  10. #877584
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a578a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1d5ead ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6377a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d32665 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #864aac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #965fa8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf2086 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c812aa {
  color: #c812aa;
}
Background
.bg-c812aa {
  background-color: #c812aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c812aa {
  border: 2px solid #c812aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c812aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 18 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 83% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c812aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c812aa, #c8124f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c812aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 18 170 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.00 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.46 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.04 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.82 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.99 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.17 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.23 #37ed55 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c812aa  rgb(200, 18, 170)  hsl(310, 83%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#12c830  rgb(18, 200, 48)  hsl(130, 83%, 43%)  Lime Green
#aac812  rgb(170, 200, 18)  hsl(70, 83%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#12aac8  rgb(18, 170, 200)  hsl(190, 83%, 43%)  Bondi Blue