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#C85B8A

#c85b8a ≈ Mulberry

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c85b8a is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 35.69% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 54.5% magenta, 31% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 334.13°, with 49.77% saturation and 57.06% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mulberry (#c54b8c), ΔE 4.47.

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Relative luminance0.216

Complementary

  1. #c85b8a
  2. #5bc899

Split complementary

  1. #c85b8a
  2. #5bc863
  3. #5bc0c8

Analogous

  1. #c85bc0
  2. #c85b8a
  3. #c8635b

Triadic

  1. #c85b8a
  2. #8ac85b
  3. #5b8ac8

Tetradic

  1. #c85b8a
  2. #c8995b
  3. #5bc899
  4. #5b8ac8

Square

  1. #c85b8a
  2. #c0c85b
  3. #5bc899
  4. #635bc8

Monochromatic

  1. #672340
  2. #a13664
  3. #c85b8a
  4. #db94b3
  5. #eecedc

Shades

#c85b8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c85b8a
  2. #b4527c
  3. #a0496e
  4. #8c4061
  5. #783753
  6. #642e45
  7. #502437
  8. #3c1b29
  9. #28121c
  10. #14090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#c85b8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c85b8a
  2. #ce6b96
  3. #d37ca1
  4. #d98cad
  5. #de9db9
  6. #e4adc5
  7. #e9bdd0
  8. #efcedc
  9. #f4dee8
  10. #faeff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c85b8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c85b8a
  2. #c15f89
  3. #ba6288
  4. #b26687
  5. #ab6a86
  6. #a46e85
  7. #9d7184
  8. #967583
  9. #8e7982
  10. #877c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a27384 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b748b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #888787 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6546d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #996b8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a57888 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0577a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c85b8a {
  color: #c85b8a;
}
Background
.bg-c85b8a {
  background-color: #c85b8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c85b8a {
  border: 2px solid #c85b8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c85b8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 91 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 334 50% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c85b8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c85b8a, #c8635b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c85b8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 91 138 / 0.35);
}

#c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 4.47 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 6.00 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 6.98 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 6.99 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 7.27 #f64a8a French Rose ΔE 8.15 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.42 #37a475 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Mulberry
#c85b8a  rgb(200, 91, 138)  hsl(334, 50%, 57%)  Mulberry
#5bc899  rgb(91, 200, 153)  hsl(154, 50%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine
#8ac85b  rgb(138, 200, 91)  hsl(94, 50%, 57%)  Pistachio
#5b8ac8  rgb(91, 138, 200)  hsl(214, 50%, 57%)  Glaucous