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#C836AA

#c836aa ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c836aa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 21.18% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 15% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 312.33°, with 57.48% saturation and 49.8% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.44.

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Relative luminance0.1782

Complementary

  1. #c836aa
  2. #36c854

Split complementary

  1. #c836aa
  2. #61c836
  3. #36c89d

Analogous

  1. #9d36c8
  2. #c836aa
  3. #c83661

Triadic

  1. #c836aa
  2. #aac836
  3. #36aac8

Tetradic

  1. #c836aa
  2. #c85436
  3. #36c854
  4. #36aac8

Square

  1. #c836aa
  2. #c89d36
  3. #36c854
  4. #3661c8

Monochromatic

  1. #501544
  2. #8c2677
  3. #c836aa
  4. #d972c4
  5. #e9aedd

Shades

#c836aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c836aa
  2. #b43199
  3. #a02b88
  4. #8c2677
  5. #782066
  6. #641b55
  7. #501644
  8. #3c1033
  9. #280b22
  10. #140511
  11. #000000

Tints

#c836aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c836aa
  2. #ce4ab3
  3. #d35ebb
  4. #d972c4
  5. #de86cc
  6. #e49bd5
  7. #e9afdd
  8. #efc3e6
  9. #f4d7ee
  10. #faebf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c836aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c836aa
  2. #c13da6
  3. #ba45a2
  4. #b24c9d
  5. #ab5499
  6. #a45b95
  7. #9d6291
  8. #966a8d
  9. #8e7188
  10. #877984
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d628d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b67ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d7da7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d33e6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b57ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a68a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf3b89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c836aa {
  color: #c836aa;
}
Background
.bg-c836aa {
  background-color: #c836aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c836aa {
  border: 2px solid #c836aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c836aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 54 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 57% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c836aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c836aa, #c83661);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c836aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 54 170 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.44 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.73 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 8.91 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.08 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.10 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 11.22 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.42 #37c955 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c836aa  rgb(200, 54, 170)  hsl(312, 57%, 50%)  Medium Violet Red
#36c854  rgb(54, 200, 84)  hsl(132, 57%, 50%)  Lime Green
#aac836  rgb(170, 200, 54)  hsl(72, 57%, 50%)  Yellow Green
#36aac8  rgb(54, 170, 200)  hsl(192, 57%, 50%)  Moonstone Blue