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#E2159F

#e2159f ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#e2159f is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 8.24% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.71% magenta, 29.65% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 319.61°, with 83% saturation and 48.43% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.59.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1921

Complementary

  1. #e2159f
  2. #15e258

Split complementary

  1. #e2159f
  2. #38e215
  3. #15e2be

Analogous

  1. #be15e2
  2. #e2159f
  3. #e21538

Triadic

  1. #e2159f
  2. #9fe215
  3. #159fe2

Tetradic

  1. #e2159f
  2. #e25815
  3. #15e258
  4. #159fe2

Square

  1. #e2159f
  2. #e2be15
  3. #15e258
  4. #1538e2

Monochromatic

  1. #56083d
  2. #9c0e6e
  3. #e2159f
  4. #ef54bd
  5. #f69ad8

Shades

#e2159f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2159f
  2. #cb138f
  3. #b5117f
  4. #9e0f6f
  5. #880d5f
  6. #710b50
  7. #5a0840
  8. #440630
  9. #2d0420
  10. #170210
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2159f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2159f
  2. #e52ca9
  3. #e844b2
  4. #eb5bbc
  5. #ee73c5
  6. #f18acf
  7. #f3a1d9
  8. #f6b9e2
  9. #f9d0ec
  10. #fce8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2159f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2159f
  2. #d8209c
  3. #ce2a99
  4. #c53596
  5. #bb4093
  6. #b14b90
  7. #a7558c
  8. #9d6089
  9. #946b86
  10. #8a7583
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad608a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4164a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d859b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3005f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d50a1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af6a9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec077e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2159f {
  color: #e2159f;
}
Background
.bg-e2159f {
  background-color: #e2159f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2159f {
  border: 2px solid #e2159f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2159f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 21 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 320 83% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2159f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2159f, #e21538);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2159f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 21 159 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.59 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.59 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 6.63 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 6.87 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 7.51 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.63 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 9.27 #1dea60 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#e2159f  rgb(226, 21, 159)  hsl(320, 83%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#15e258  rgb(21, 226, 88)  hsl(140, 83%, 48%)  Malachite
#9fe215  rgb(159, 226, 21)  hsl(80, 83%, 48%)  Inchworm
#159fe2  rgb(21, 159, 226)  hsl(200, 83%, 48%)  Carolina Blue