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#C8287C

#c8287c ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c8287c is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 15.69% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 38% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 328.5°, with 66.67% saturation and 47.06% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.17.

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Relative luminance0.1525

Complementary

  1. #c8287c
  2. #28c874

Split complementary

  1. #c8287c
  2. #2cc828
  3. #28c8c4

Analogous

  1. #c428c8
  2. #c8287c
  3. #c8282c

Triadic

  1. #c8287c
  2. #7cc828
  3. #287cc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8287c
  2. #c87428
  3. #28c874
  4. #287cc8

Square

  1. #c8287c
  2. #c8c428
  3. #28c874
  4. #282cc8

Monochromatic

  1. #490e2d
  2. #881b54
  3. #c8287c
  4. #df5ea1
  5. #ec9ec6

Shades

#c8287c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8287c
  2. #b42470
  3. #a02063
  4. #8c1c57
  5. #78184a
  6. #64143e
  7. #501032
  8. #3c0c25
  9. #280819
  10. #14040c
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8287c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8287c
  2. #ce3e89
  3. #d35396
  4. #d969a3
  5. #de7eb0
  6. #e494be
  7. #e9a9cb
  8. #efbfd8
  9. #f4d4e5
  10. #faeaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8287c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8287c
  2. #c1317c
  3. #ba3a7d
  4. #b2427d
  5. #ab4b7e
  6. #a4547e
  7. #9d5d7e
  8. #96667f
  9. #8e6e7f
  10. #877780
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5973 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a5a7e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #777778 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d80e4f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e4b7d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e617a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d21b64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8287c {
  color: #c8287c;
}
Background
.bg-c8287c {
  background-color: #c8287c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c8287c {
  border: 2px solid #c8287c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8287c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 40 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 329 67% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8287c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8287c, #c8282c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8287c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 40 124 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.17 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 3.84 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 5.65 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 6.24 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 8.61 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.05 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 9.59 #37d783 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c8287c  rgb(200, 40, 124)  hsl(329, 67%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#28c874  rgb(40, 200, 116)  hsl(149, 67%, 47%)  Emerald
#7cc828  rgb(124, 200, 40)  hsl(89, 67%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#287cc8  rgb(40, 124, 200)  hsl(209, 67%, 47%)  Tufts Blue