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#C8178E

#c8178e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c8178e is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 9.02% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.5% magenta, 29% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 319.66°, with 79.37% saturation and 43.73% 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 1.76.

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Relative luminance0.1485

Complementary

  1. #c8178e
  2. #17c851

Split complementary

  1. #c8178e
  2. #36c817
  3. #17c8aa

Analogous

  1. #aa17c8
  2. #c8178e
  3. #c81736

Triadic

  1. #c8178e
  2. #8ec817
  3. #178ec8

Tetradic

  1. #c8178e
  2. #c85117
  3. #17c851
  4. #178ec8

Square

  1. #c8178e
  2. #c8aa17
  3. #17c851
  4. #1736c8

Monochromatic

  1. #3f072d
  2. #830f5d
  3. #c8178e
  4. #e942b3
  5. #f187ce

Shades

#c8178e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8178e
  2. #b41580
  3. #a01272
  4. #8c1063
  5. #780e55
  6. #640c47
  7. #500939
  8. #3c072b
  9. #28051c
  10. #14020e
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8178e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8178e
  2. #ce2e99
  3. #d345a5
  4. #d95db0
  5. #de74bb
  6. #e48bc7
  7. #e9a2d2
  8. #efb9dd
  9. #f4d1e8
  10. #fae8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8178e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8178e
  2. #c1228d
  3. #ba2c8b
  4. #b2378a
  5. #ab4188
  6. #a44c87
  7. #9d5686
  8. #966184
  9. #8e6b83
  10. #877681
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99567b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #395991 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f768a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d70955 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a4790 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b5e8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d11070 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8178e {
  color: #c8178e;
}
Background
.bg-c8178e {
  background-color: #c8178e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c8178e {
  border: 2px solid #c8178e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8178e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 23 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 320 79% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8178e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8178e, #c81736);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8178e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 23 142 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 1.76 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.08 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.11 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 10.40 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 10.44 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.81 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 12.23 #37e871 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c8178e  rgb(200, 23, 142)  hsl(320, 79%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#17c851  rgb(23, 200, 81)  hsl(140, 79%, 44%)  Lime Green
#8ec817  rgb(142, 200, 23)  hsl(80, 79%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#178ec8  rgb(23, 142, 200)  hsl(200, 79%, 44%)  Steel Blue