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#C302AA

#c302aa ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c302aa is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.47% red, 0.78% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.97% magenta, 12.82% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 307.77°, with 97.97% saturation and 38.63% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.55.

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Relative luminance0.1455

Complementary

  1. #c302aa
  2. #02c31b

Split complementary

  1. #c302aa
  2. #4ac302
  3. #02c37c

Analogous

  1. #7c02c3
  2. #c302aa
  3. #c3024a

Triadic

  1. #c302aa
  2. #aac302
  3. #02aac3

Tetradic

  1. #c302aa
  2. #c31b02
  3. #02c31b
  4. #02aac3

Square

  1. #c302aa
  2. #c37c02
  3. #02c31b
  4. #024ac3

Monochromatic

  1. #2c0026
  2. #770168
  3. #c302aa
  4. #fd15df
  5. #fd61e9

Shades

#c302aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c302aa
  2. #b00299
  3. #9c0288
  4. #890177
  5. #750166
  6. #620155
  7. #4e0144
  8. #3b0133
  9. #270022
  10. #140011
  11. #000000

Tints

#c302aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c302aa
  2. #c91bb3
  3. #cf35bb
  4. #d54ec4
  5. #db67cc
  6. #e181d5
  7. #e79add
  8. #edb3e6
  9. #f3ccee
  10. #f9e6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c302aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c302aa
  2. #bc0fa6
  3. #b61ba2
  4. #af289d
  5. #a83499
  6. #a24195
  7. #9b4e91
  8. #945a8d
  9. #8d6788
  10. #877384
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965388 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #055aae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d73a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd2363 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8146ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #915ba8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c91a85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c302aa {
  color: #c302aa;
}
Background
.bg-c302aa {
  background-color: #c302aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c302aa {
  border: 2px solid #c302aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c302aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 2 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 308 98% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c302aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c302aa, #c3024a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c302aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 2 170 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.55 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.23 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.25 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.84 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 11.26 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.47 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.48 #3cfd55 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c302aa  rgb(195, 2, 170)  hsl(308, 98%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red
#02c31b  rgb(2, 195, 27)  hsl(128, 98%, 39%)  Lime Green
#aac302  rgb(170, 195, 2)  hsl(68, 98%, 39%)  Apple Green
#02aac3  rgb(2, 170, 195)  hsl(188, 98%, 39%)  Bondi Blue