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#C91685

#c91685 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c91685 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 8.63% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.05% magenta, 33.83% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 322.79°, with 80.27% saturation and 43.73% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 0.51.

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Relative luminance0.1468

Complementary

  1. #c91685
  2. #16c95a

Split complementary

  1. #c91685
  2. #2cc916
  3. #16c9b4

Analogous

  1. #b416c9
  2. #c91685
  3. #c9162c

Triadic

  1. #c91685
  2. #85c916
  3. #1685c9

Tetradic

  1. #c91685
  2. #c95a16
  3. #16c95a
  4. #1685c9

Square

  1. #c91685
  2. #c9b416
  3. #16c95a
  4. #162cc9

Monochromatic

  1. #3f072a
  2. #840e57
  3. #c91685
  4. #ea41aa
  5. #f286c9

Shades

#c91685 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c91685
  2. #b51478
  3. #a1126a
  4. #8d0f5d
  5. #790d50
  6. #650b43
  7. #500935
  8. #3c0728
  9. #28041b
  10. #14020d
  11. #000000

Tints

#c91685 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c91685
  2. #ce2d91
  3. #d4459d
  4. #d95caa
  5. #df73b6
  6. #e48bc2
  7. #e9a2ce
  8. #efb9da
  9. #f4d0e7
  10. #fae8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c91685 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c91685
  2. #c22185
  3. #ba2b84
  4. #b33684
  5. #ac4083
  6. #a54b83
  7. #9d5682
  8. #966082
  9. #8f6b81
  10. #877581
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5576 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f5887 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #727681 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d90050 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c4686 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c5e83 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d30369 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c91685 {
  color: #c91685;
}
Background
.bg-c91685 {
  background-color: #c91685;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c91685 {
  border: 2px solid #c91685;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c91685;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 22 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 323 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c91685 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c91685, #c9162c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c91685 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 22 133 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 0.51 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 6.50 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.71 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.64 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.29 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 10.97 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.47 #36e97a Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c91685  rgb(201, 22, 133)  hsl(323, 80%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#16c95a  rgb(22, 201, 90)  hsl(143, 80%, 44%)  Malachite
#85c916  rgb(133, 201, 22)  hsl(83, 80%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#1685c9  rgb(22, 133, 201)  hsl(203, 80%, 44%)  Steel Blue