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#C331AA

#c331aa ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c331aa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.47% red, 19.22% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.87% magenta, 12.82% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 310.27°, with 59.84% saturation and 47.84% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.4.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.167

Complementary

  1. #c331aa
  2. #31c34a

Split complementary

  1. #c331aa
  2. #61c331
  3. #31c393

Analogous

  1. #9331c3
  2. #c331aa
  3. #c33161

Triadic

  1. #c331aa
  2. #aac331
  3. #31aac3

Tetradic

  1. #c331aa
  2. #c34a31
  3. #31c34a
  4. #31aac3

Square

  1. #c331aa
  2. #c39331
  3. #31c34a
  4. #3161c3

Monochromatic

  1. #49123f
  2. #862275
  3. #c331aa
  4. #d968c6
  5. #e8a5dd

Shades

#c331aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c331aa
  2. #b02c99
  3. #9c2788
  4. #892277
  5. #751d66
  6. #621955
  7. #4e1444
  8. #3b0f33
  9. #270a22
  10. #140511
  11. #000000

Tints

#c331aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c331aa
  2. #c946b3
  3. #cf5abb
  4. #d56fc4
  5. #db83cc
  6. #e198d5
  7. #e7addd
  8. #edc1e6
  9. #f3d6ee
  10. #f9eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c331aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c331aa
  2. #bc39a6
  3. #b641a2
  4. #af499d
  5. #a85199
  6. #a25995
  7. #9b6091
  8. #94688d
  9. #8d7088
  10. #877884
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #995e8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3364ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6779a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd3c6b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8654ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9564a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c93889 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c331aa {
  color: #c331aa;
}
Background
.bg-c331aa {
  background-color: #c331aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c331aa {
  border: 2px solid #c331aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c331aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 49 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 60% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c331aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c331aa, #c33161);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c331aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 49 170 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.40 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.24 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.76 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.30 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.26 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.58 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.28 #3cce55 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c331aa  rgb(195, 49, 170)  hsl(310, 60%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#31c34a  rgb(49, 195, 74)  hsl(130, 60%, 48%)  Lime Green
#aac331  rgb(170, 195, 49)  hsl(70, 60%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#31aac3  rgb(49, 170, 195)  hsl(190, 60%, 48%)  Bondi Blue