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#C9149E

#c9149e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c9149e is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 7.84% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.05% magenta, 21.39% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 314.25°, with 81.9% saturation and 43.33% 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 4.79.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1539

Complementary

  1. #c9149e
  2. #14c93f

Split complementary

  1. #c9149e
  2. #44c914
  3. #14c999

Analogous

  1. #9914c9
  2. #c9149e
  3. #c91444

Triadic

  1. #c9149e
  2. #9ec914
  3. #149ec9

Tetradic

  1. #c9149e
  2. #c93f14
  3. #14c93f
  4. #149ec9

Square

  1. #c9149e
  2. #c99914
  3. #14c93f
  4. #1444c9

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0631
  2. #830d67
  3. #c9149e
  4. #ec3ec2
  5. #f383d8

Shades

#c9149e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c9149e
  2. #b5128e
  3. #a1107e
  4. #8d0e6f
  5. #790c5f
  6. #650a4f
  7. #50083f
  8. #3c062f
  9. #280420
  10. #140210
  11. #000000

Tints

#c9149e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c9149e
  2. #ce2ca8
  3. #d443b1
  4. #d95bbb
  5. #df72c5
  6. #e48acf
  7. #e9a1d8
  8. #efb9e2
  9. #f4d0ec
  10. #fae8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c9149e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c9149e
  2. #c21f9b
  3. #ba2a98
  4. #b33495
  5. #ac3f92
  6. #a54a8f
  7. #9d558c
  8. #966089
  9. #8f6a86
  10. #877583
  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 #9b5784 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d5ca1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #69779a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d61b5e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8949a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995f9c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1197d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c9149e {
  color: #c9149e;
}
Background
.bg-c9149e {
  background-color: #c9149e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c9149e {
  border: 2px solid #c9149e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c9149e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 20 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 82% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c9149e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9149e, #c91444);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c9149e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 20 158 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.79 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.48 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.57 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.69 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.87 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.12 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 12.36 #36eb61 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c9149e  rgb(201, 20, 158)  hsl(314, 82%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#14c93f  rgb(20, 201, 63)  hsl(134, 82%, 43%)  Lime Green
#9ec914  rgb(158, 201, 20)  hsl(74, 82%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#149ec9  rgb(20, 158, 201)  hsl(194, 82%, 43%)  Bondi Blue