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#C92CAA

#c92caa ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c92caa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 17.25% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.11% magenta, 15.42% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 311.85°, with 64.08% saturation and 48.04% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.07.

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Relative luminance0.1712

Complementary

  1. #c92caa
  2. #2cc94b

Split complementary

  1. #c92caa
  2. #5bc92c
  3. #2cc99a

Analogous

  1. #9a2cc9
  2. #c92caa
  3. #c92c5b

Triadic

  1. #c92caa
  2. #aac92c
  3. #2caac9

Tetradic

  1. #c92caa
  2. #c94b2c
  3. #2cc94b
  4. #2caac9

Square

  1. #c92caa
  2. #c99a2c
  3. #2cc94b
  4. #2c5bc9

Monochromatic

  1. #4b1140
  2. #8a1e75
  3. #c92caa
  4. #dd64c5
  5. #eba3dd

Shades

#c92caa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c92caa
  2. #b52899
  3. #a12388
  4. #8d1f77
  5. #791a66
  6. #651655
  7. #501244
  8. #3c0d33
  9. #280922
  10. #140411
  11. #000000

Tints

#c92caa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c92caa
  2. #ce41b3
  3. #d456bb
  4. #d96bc4
  5. #df80cc
  6. #e496d5
  7. #e9abdd
  8. #efc0e6
  9. #f4d5ee
  10. #faeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c92caa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c92caa
  2. #c234a6
  3. #ba3da2
  4. #b3459d
  5. #ac4e99
  6. #a55695
  7. #9d5e91
  8. #96678d
  9. #8f6f88
  10. #877884
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5e8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3364ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a7ba6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d43669 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a53ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9965a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d03288 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c92caa {
  color: #c92caa;
}
Background
.bg-c92caa {
  background-color: #c92caa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c92caa {
  border: 2px solid #c92caa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c92caa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 44 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 64% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c92caa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c92caa, #c92c5b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c92caa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 44 170 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.07 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.40 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.23 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.36 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.64 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.38 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 11.77 #36d355 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c92caa  rgb(201, 44, 170)  hsl(312, 64%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#2cc94b  rgb(44, 201, 75)  hsl(132, 64%, 48%)  Lime Green
#aac92c  rgb(170, 201, 44)  hsl(72, 64%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#2caac9  rgb(44, 170, 201)  hsl(192, 64%, 48%)  Bondi Blue