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#C514B9

#c514b9 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c514b9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 7.84% green and 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.85% magenta, 6.09% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 304.07°, with 81.57% saturation and 42.55% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 8.46.

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Relative luminance0.1587

Complementary

  1. #c514b9
  2. #14c520

Split complementary

  1. #c514b9
  2. #60c514
  3. #14c579

Analogous

  1. #7914c5
  2. #c514b9
  3. #c51460

Triadic

  1. #c514b9
  2. #b9c514
  3. #14b9c5

Tetradic

  1. #c514b9
  2. #c52014
  3. #14c520
  4. #14b9c5

Square

  1. #c514b9
  2. #c57914
  3. #14c520
  4. #1460c5

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0637
  2. #800d78
  3. #c514b9
  4. #eb3adf
  5. #f280ea

Shades

#c514b9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c514b9
  2. #b112a7
  3. #9e1094
  4. #8a0e82
  5. #760c6f
  6. #630a5d
  7. #4f084a
  8. #3b0638
  9. #270425
  10. #140213
  11. #000000

Tints

#c514b9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c514b9
  2. #cb2cc0
  3. #d143c7
  4. #d65bce
  5. #dc72d5
  6. #e28adc
  7. #e8a1e3
  8. #eeb9ea
  9. #f3d0f1
  10. #f9e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c514b9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c514b9
  2. #be1fb3
  3. #b72aae
  4. #b034a8
  5. #a93fa2
  6. #a34a9d
  7. #9c5597
  8. #956091
  9. #8e6a8b
  10. #877586
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #995892 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5977b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd346e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #814dbb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #915fb7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca2a92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c514b9 {
  color: #c514b9;
}
Background
.bg-c514b9 {
  background-color: #c514b9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c514b9 {
  border: 2px solid #c514b9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c514b9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 20 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 304 82% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c514b9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c514b9, #c51460);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c514b9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 20 185 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.46 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.98 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.20 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.65 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.97 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 11.31 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.52 #3aeb46 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Purpureus
#c514b9  rgb(197, 20, 185)  hsl(304, 82%, 43%)  Purpureus
#14c520  rgb(20, 197, 32)  hsl(124, 82%, 43%)  Lime Green
#b9c514  rgb(185, 197, 20)  hsl(64, 82%, 43%)  Pear
#14b9c5  rgb(20, 185, 197)  hsl(184, 82%, 43%)  Tiffany Blue