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#C85196

#c85196 ≈ Mulberry

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c85196 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 31.76% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 59.5% magenta, 25% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 325.21°, with 51.97% saturation and 55.1% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mulberry (#c54b8c), ΔE 2.3.

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Relative luminance0.2037

Complementary

  1. #c85196
  2. #51c883

Split complementary

  1. #c85196
  2. #5bc851
  3. #51c8bf

Analogous

  1. #bf51c8
  2. #c85196
  3. #c8515b

Triadic

  1. #c85196
  2. #96c851
  3. #5196c8

Tetradic

  1. #c85196
  2. #c88351
  3. #51c883
  4. #5196c8

Square

  1. #c85196
  2. #c8bf51
  3. #51c883
  4. #515bc8

Monochromatic

  1. #611f45
  2. #9b316f
  3. #c85196
  4. #da8bb9
  5. #edc5dc

Shades

#c85196 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c85196
  2. #b44987
  3. #a04178
  4. #8c3969
  5. #78315a
  6. #64294b
  7. #50203c
  8. #3c182d
  9. #28101e
  10. #14080f
  11. #000000

Tints

#c85196 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c85196
  2. #ce62a1
  3. #d374ab
  4. #d985b6
  5. #de97c0
  6. #e4a8cb
  7. #e9b9d5
  8. #efcbe0
  9. #f4dcea
  10. #faeef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c85196 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c85196
  2. #c15694
  3. #ba5a92
  4. #b25f8f
  5. #ab648d
  6. #a4698b
  7. #9d6d89
  8. #967287
  9. #8e7784
  10. #877b82
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a06e87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e7098 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f8493 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d54e6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #946597 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a27394 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d04f7f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c85196 {
  color: #c85196;
}
Background
.bg-c85196 {
  background-color: #c85196;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c85196 {
  border: 2px solid #c85196;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c85196;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 81 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 325 52% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c85196 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c85196, #c8515b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c85196 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 81 150 / 0.35);
}

#c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 2.30 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 7.79 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.09 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.58 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 8.58 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 8.98 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 9.18 #37ae69 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Mulberry
#c85196  rgb(200, 81, 150)  hsl(325, 52%, 55%)  Mulberry
#51c883  rgb(81, 200, 131)  hsl(145, 52%, 55%)  Emerald
#96c851  rgb(150, 200, 81)  hsl(85, 52%, 55%)  Yellow Green
#5196c8  rgb(81, 150, 200)  hsl(205, 52%, 55%)  Carolina Blue