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#C9268A

#c9268a ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c9268a is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 14.9% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.09% magenta, 31.34% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 323.19°, with 68.2% saturation and 46.86% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 1.77.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1564

Complementary

  1. #c9268a
  2. #26c965

Split complementary

  1. #c9268a
  2. #38c926
  3. #26c9b6

Analogous

  1. #b626c9
  2. #c9268a
  3. #c92638

Triadic

  1. #c9268a
  2. #8ac926
  3. #268ac9

Tetradic

  1. #c9268a
  2. #c96526
  3. #26c965
  4. #268ac9

Square

  1. #c9268a
  2. #c9b626
  3. #26c965
  4. #2638c9

Monochromatic

  1. #480e32
  2. #891a5e
  3. #c9268a
  4. #e05bad
  5. #ec9ccd

Shades

#c9268a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c9268a
  2. #b5227c
  3. #a11e6e
  4. #8d1b61
  5. #791753
  6. #651345
  7. #500f37
  8. #3c0b29
  9. #28081c
  10. #14040e
  11. #000000

Tints

#c9268a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c9268a
  2. #ce3c96
  3. #d451a1
  4. #d967ad
  5. #df7db9
  6. #e493c5
  7. #e9a8d0
  8. #efbedc
  9. #f4d4e8
  10. #fae9f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c9268a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c9268a
  2. #c22f89
  3. #ba3888
  4. #b34187
  5. #ac4a86
  6. #a55385
  7. #9d5c84
  8. #966583
  9. #8f6e82
  10. #877781
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5a7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #445c8c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #747886 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d81956 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d4c8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d6288 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d21f6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c9268a {
  color: #c9268a;
}
Background
.bg-c9268a {
  background-color: #c9268a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c9268a {
  border: 2px solid #c9268a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c9268a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 38 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 323 68% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c9268a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9268a, #c92638);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c9268a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 38 138 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 1.77 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 5.45 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 6.38 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 9.02 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 10.45 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 10.92 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 10.97 #36d975 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c9268a  rgb(201, 38, 138)  hsl(323, 68%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#26c965  rgb(38, 201, 101)  hsl(143, 68%, 47%)  Emerald
#8ac926  rgb(138, 201, 38)  hsl(83, 68%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#268ac9  rgb(38, 138, 201)  hsl(203, 68%, 47%)  Steel Blue