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#C91AAA

#c91aaa ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c91aaa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 10.2% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.06% magenta, 15.42% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 310.63°, with 77.09% saturation and 44.51% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.91.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1606

Complementary

  1. #c91aaa
  2. #1ac939

Split complementary

  1. #c91aaa
  2. #52c91a
  3. #1ac991

Analogous

  1. #911ac9
  2. #c91aaa
  3. #c91a52

Triadic

  1. #c91aaa
  2. #aac91a
  3. #1aaac9

Tetradic

  1. #c91aaa
  2. #c9391a
  3. #1ac939
  4. #1aaac9

Square

  1. #c91aaa
  2. #c9911a
  3. #1ac939
  4. #1a52c9

Monochromatic

  1. #420837
  2. #851171
  3. #c91aaa
  4. #e748cb
  5. #f08cde

Shades

#c91aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c91aaa
  2. #b51799
  3. #a11588
  4. #8d1277
  5. #791066
  6. #650d55
  7. #500a44
  8. #3c0833
  9. #280522
  10. #140311
  11. #000000

Tints

#c91aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c91aaa
  2. #ce31b3
  3. #d448bb
  4. #d95fc4
  5. #df76cc
  6. #e48dd5
  7. #e9a3dd
  8. #efbae6
  9. #f4d1ee
  10. #fae8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c91aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c91aaa
  2. #c224a6
  3. #ba2ea2
  4. #b3399d
  5. #ac4399
  6. #a54d95
  7. #9d5791
  8. #96618d
  9. #8f6c88
  10. #877684
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b598b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #245fad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6679a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d42a66 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #874cac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9860a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d02486 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c91aaa {
  color: #c91aaa;
}
Background
.bg-c91aaa {
  background-color: #c91aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c91aaa {
  border: 2px solid #c91aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c91aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 26 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 77% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c91aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c91aaa, #c91a52);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c91aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 26 170 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.91 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.45 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.54 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.42 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.50 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.32 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.48 #36e555 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c91aaa  rgb(201, 26, 170)  hsl(311, 77%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#1ac939  rgb(26, 201, 57)  hsl(131, 77%, 45%)  Lime Green
#aac91a  rgb(170, 201, 26)  hsl(71, 77%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#1aaac9  rgb(26, 170, 201)  hsl(191, 77%, 45%)  Bondi Blue