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#C8167A

#c8167a ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c8167a is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 8.63% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89% magenta, 39% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 326.29°, with 80.18% saturation and 43.53% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 2.53.

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Relative luminance0.1426

Complementary

  1. #c8167a
  2. #16c864

Split complementary

  1. #c8167a
  2. #21c816
  3. #16c8bd

Analogous

  1. #bd16c8
  2. #c8167a
  3. #c81621

Triadic

  1. #c8167a
  2. #7ac816
  3. #167ac8

Tetradic

  1. #c8167a
  2. #c86416
  3. #16c864
  4. #167ac8

Square

  1. #c8167a
  2. #c8bd16
  3. #16c864
  4. #1621c8

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0726
  2. #830e50
  3. #c8167a
  4. #ea40a0
  5. #f285c2

Shades

#c8167a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8167a
  2. #b4146e
  3. #a01262
  4. #8c0f55
  5. #780d49
  6. #640b3d
  7. #500931
  8. #3c0725
  9. #280418
  10. #14020c
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8167a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8167a
  2. #ce2d87
  3. #d34595
  4. #d95ca2
  5. #de73af
  6. #e48bbd
  7. #e9a2ca
  8. #efb9d7
  9. #f4d0e4
  10. #fae8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8167a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8167a
  2. #c1217b
  3. #ba2b7b
  4. #b2367c
  5. #ab407c
  6. #a44b7d
  7. #9d567e
  8. #96607e
  9. #8e6b7f
  10. #87757f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #995470 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #43557c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #747576 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d80049 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d447b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d5d78 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d20061 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8167a {
  color: #c8167a;
}
Background
.bg-c8167a {
  background-color: #c8167a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c8167a {
  border: 2px solid #c8167a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8167a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 22 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 326 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8167a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8167a, #c81621);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8167a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 22 122 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 2.53 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 5.06 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 6.70 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.11 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 8.02 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 9.44 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 10.10 #37e985 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c8167a  rgb(200, 22, 122)  hsl(326, 80%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#16c864  rgb(22, 200, 100)  hsl(146, 80%, 44%)  Emerald
#7ac816  rgb(122, 200, 22)  hsl(86, 80%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#167ac8  rgb(22, 122, 200)  hsl(206, 80%, 44%)  True Blue