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#C8169F

#c8169f ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c8169f is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 8.63% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89% magenta, 20.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 313.82°, with 80.18% saturation and 43.53% 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.02.

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Relative luminance0.1536

Complementary

  1. #c8169f
  2. #16c83f

Split complementary

  1. #c8169f
  2. #46c816
  3. #16c898

Analogous

  1. #9816c8
  2. #c8169f
  3. #c81646

Triadic

  1. #c8169f
  2. #9fc816
  3. #169fc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8169f
  2. #c83f16
  3. #16c83f
  4. #169fc8

Square

  1. #c8169f
  2. #c89816
  3. #16c83f
  4. #1646c8

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0731
  2. #830e68
  3. #c8169f
  4. #ea40c3
  5. #f285d9

Shades

#c8169f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8169f
  2. #b4148f
  3. #a0127f
  4. #8c0f6f
  5. #780d5f
  6. #640b50
  7. #500940
  8. #3c0730
  9. #280420
  10. #140210
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8169f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8169f
  2. #ce2da9
  3. #d345b2
  4. #d95cbc
  5. #de73c5
  6. #e48bcf
  7. #e9a2d9
  8. #efb9e2
  9. #f4d0ec
  10. #fae8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8169f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8169f
  2. #c1219c
  3. #ba2b99
  4. #b23696
  5. #ab4093
  6. #a44b90
  7. #9d568c
  8. #966089
  9. #8e6b86
  10. #877583
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5784 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c5ca2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #69779b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d51f5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8849a1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985f9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d01b7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8169f {
  color: #c8169f;
}
Background
.bg-c8169f {
  background-color: #c8169f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c8169f {
  border: 2px solid #c8169f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8169f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 22 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8169f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8169f, #c81646);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8169f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 22 159 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.02 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.63 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.33 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.75 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.93 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.19 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 12.16 #37e960 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c8169f  rgb(200, 22, 159)  hsl(314, 80%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#16c83f  rgb(22, 200, 63)  hsl(134, 80%, 44%)  Lime Green
#9fc816  rgb(159, 200, 22)  hsl(74, 80%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#169fc8  rgb(22, 159, 200)  hsl(194, 80%, 44%)  Bondi Blue