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#C8359B

#c8359b ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c8359b is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 20.78% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.5% magenta, 22.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 318.37°, with 58.1% saturation and 49.61% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.98.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1719

Complementary

  1. #c8359b
  2. #35c862

Split complementary

  1. #c8359b
  2. #51c835
  3. #35c8ac

Analogous

  1. #ac35c8
  2. #c8359b
  3. #c83551

Triadic

  1. #c8359b
  2. #9bc835
  3. #359bc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8359b
  2. #c86235
  3. #35c862
  4. #359bc8

Square

  1. #c8359b
  2. #c8ac35
  3. #35c862
  4. #3551c8

Monochromatic

  1. #4f153d
  2. #8c256c
  3. #c8359b
  4. #d970b9
  5. #e9add7

Shades

#c8359b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8359b
  2. #b4308c
  3. #a02a7c
  4. #8c256d
  5. #78205d
  6. #641b4e
  7. #50153e
  8. #3c102f
  9. #280b1f
  10. #140510
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8359b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8359b
  2. #ce49a5
  3. #d35daf
  4. #d972b9
  5. #de86c3
  6. #e49acd
  7. #e9aed7
  8. #efc2e1
  9. #f4d7eb
  10. #faebf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8359b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8359b
  2. #c13d98
  3. #ba4496
  4. #b24c93
  5. #ab5390
  6. #a45b8e
  7. #9d628b
  8. #966a88
  9. #8e7185
  10. #877983
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c6085 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #44649e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #727c98 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d53564 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d559d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c6799 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0357e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8359b {
  color: #c8359b;
}
Background
.bg-c8359b {
  background-color: #c8359b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c8359b {
  border: 2px solid #c8359b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8359b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 53 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 318 58% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8359b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8359b, #c83551);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8359b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 53 155 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.98 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 5.46 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.92 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.71 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 10.46 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.64 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.91 #37ca64 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c8359b  rgb(200, 53, 155)  hsl(318, 58%, 50%)  Medium Violet Red
#35c862  rgb(53, 200, 98)  hsl(138, 58%, 50%)  Emerald
#9bc835  rgb(155, 200, 53)  hsl(78, 58%, 50%)  Yellow Green
#359bc8  rgb(53, 155, 200)  hsl(198, 58%, 50%)  Carolina Blue