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#C90AAA

#c90aaa ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c90aaa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 3.92% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.02% magenta, 15.42% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 309.74°, with 90.52% saturation and 41.37% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.97.

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Relative luminance0.1554

Complementary

  1. #c90aaa
  2. #0ac929

Split complementary

  1. #c90aaa
  2. #4ac90a
  3. #0ac988

Analogous

  1. #880ac9
  2. #c90aaa
  3. #c90a4a

Triadic

  1. #c90aaa
  2. #aac90a
  3. #0aaac9

Tetradic

  1. #c90aaa
  2. #c9290a
  3. #0ac929
  4. #0aaac9

Square

  1. #c90aaa
  2. #c9880a
  3. #0ac929
  4. #0a4ac9

Monochromatic

  1. #37032f
  2. #80066c
  3. #c90aaa
  4. #f42bd4
  5. #f874e3

Shades

#c90aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c90aaa
  2. #b50999
  3. #a10888
  4. #8d0777
  5. #790666
  6. #650555
  7. #500444
  8. #3c0333
  9. #280222
  10. #140111
  11. #000000

Tints

#c90aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c90aaa
  2. #ce23b3
  3. #d43bbb
  4. #d954c4
  5. #df6ccc
  6. #e485d5
  7. #e99ddd
  8. #efb6e6
  9. #f4ceee
  10. #fae7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c90aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c90aaa
  2. #c216a6
  3. #ba22a2
  4. #b32d9d
  5. #ac3999
  6. #a54595
  7. #9d5191
  8. #965d8d
  9. #8f6888
  10. #877484
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b578a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #195dad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6377a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d42264 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8649ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #975ea8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d01b86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c90aaa {
  color: #c90aaa;
}
Background
.bg-c90aaa {
  background-color: #c90aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c90aaa {
  border: 2px solid #c90aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c90aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 10 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 91% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c90aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c90aaa, #c90a4a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c90aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 10 170 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.97 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.66 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.16 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.01 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.03 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.25 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.38 #36f555 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c90aaa  rgb(201, 10, 170)  hsl(310, 91%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#0ac929  rgb(10, 201, 41)  hsl(130, 91%, 41%)  Lime Green
#aac90a  rgb(170, 201, 10)  hsl(70, 91%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#0aaac9  rgb(10, 170, 201)  hsl(190, 91%, 41%)  Bondi Blue