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#C90EA3

#c90ea3 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c90ea3 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 5.49% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.03% magenta, 18.91% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 312.19°, with 86.98% saturation and 42.16% 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 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.73.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1538

Complementary

  1. #c90ea3
  2. #0ec934

Split complementary

  1. #c90ea3
  2. #46c90e
  3. #0ec992

Analogous

  1. #920ec9
  2. #c90ea3
  3. #c90e46

Triadic

  1. #c90ea3
  2. #a3c90e
  3. #0ea3c9

Tetradic

  1. #c90ea3
  2. #c9340e
  3. #0ec934
  4. #0ea3c9

Square

  1. #c90ea3
  2. #c9920e
  3. #0ec934
  4. #0e46c9

Monochromatic

  1. #3a042f
  2. #810969
  3. #c90ea3
  4. #f133ca
  5. #f67add

Shades

#c90ea3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c90ea3
  2. #b50d93
  3. #a10b82
  4. #8d0a72
  5. #790862
  6. #650752
  7. #500641
  8. #3c0431
  9. #280321
  10. #140110
  11. #000000

Tints

#c90ea3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c90ea3
  2. #ce26ac
  3. #d43eb5
  4. #d956bf
  5. #df6ec8
  6. #e487d1
  7. #e99fda
  8. #efb7e3
  9. #f4cfed
  10. #fae7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c90ea3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c90ea3
  2. #c219a0
  3. #ba259c
  4. #b33099
  5. #ac3c95
  6. #a54792
  7. #9d528e
  8. #965e8b
  9. #8f6987
  10. #877584
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5686 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #255ca6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #67779f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d51d60 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8849a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985ea1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d01880 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c90ea3 {
  color: #c90ea3;
}
Background
.bg-c90ea3 {
  background-color: #c90ea3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c90ea3 {
  border: 2px solid #c90ea3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c90ea3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 14 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 87% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c90ea3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c90ea3, #c90e46);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c90ea3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 14 163 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.73 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.27 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.17 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.04 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.11 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.62 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.82 #36f15c Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c90ea3  rgb(201, 14, 163)  hsl(312, 87%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#0ec934  rgb(14, 201, 52)  hsl(132, 87%, 42%)  Lime Green
#a3c90e  rgb(163, 201, 14)  hsl(72, 87%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#0ea3c9  rgb(14, 163, 201)  hsl(192, 87%, 42%)  Bondi Blue