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#C52182

#c52182 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c52182 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 12.94% green and 50.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.25% magenta, 34.01% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 324.51°, with 71.3% saturation and 45.1% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. 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 1.05.

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Relative luminance0.1457

Complementary

  1. #c52182
  2. #21c564

Split complementary

  1. #c52182
  2. #30c521
  3. #21c5b6

Analogous

  1. #b621c5
  2. #c52182
  3. #c52130

Triadic

  1. #c52182
  2. #82c521
  3. #2182c5

Tetradic

  1. #c52182
  2. #c56421
  3. #21c564
  4. #2182c5

Square

  1. #c52182
  2. #c5b621
  3. #21c564
  4. #2130c5

Monochromatic

  1. #420b2c
  2. #831657
  3. #c52182
  4. #e251a7
  5. #ed92c8

Shades

#c52182 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c52182
  2. #b11e75
  3. #9e1a68
  4. #8a175b
  5. #76144e
  6. #631141
  7. #4f0d34
  8. #3b0a27
  9. #27071a
  10. #14030d
  11. #000000

Tints

#c52182 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c52182
  2. #cb378f
  3. #d14d9b
  4. #d664a8
  5. #dc7ab4
  6. #e290c1
  7. #e8a6cd
  8. #eebcda
  9. #f3d3e6
  10. #f9e9f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c52182 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c52182
  2. #be2b82
  3. #b73482
  4. #b03e81
  5. #a94781
  6. #a35181
  7. #9c5a81
  8. #956481
  9. #8e6d80
  10. #877780
  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 #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975675 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #435884 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #72757e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d40b50 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b4883 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5e80 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce1668 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c52182 {
  color: #c52182;
}
Background
.bg-c52182 {
  background-color: #c52182;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c52182 {
  border: 2px solid #c52182;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c52182;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 33 130;
  --color-primary-hsl: 325 71% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c52182 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c52182, #c52130);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c52182 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 33 130 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 1.05 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 6.03 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.34 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.30 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 8.79 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 10.71 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.07 #3ade7d Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c52182  rgb(197, 33, 130)  hsl(325, 71%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#21c564  rgb(33, 197, 100)  hsl(145, 71%, 45%)  Emerald
#82c521  rgb(130, 197, 33)  hsl(85, 71%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#2182c5  rgb(33, 130, 197)  hsl(205, 71%, 45%)  Steel Blue