Medium Violet Red

Best set with white text. The pairing reaches 5.42:1 contrast and passes AA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#C71585sRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(199, 21, 133)screen channels

HSLhsl(322, 81%, 43%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(0%, 89%, 33%, 22%)approximate process color

Tailwindpink-500nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textAA5.42:1

Black textlarge text3.87:1

Recommendation

Use white text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

generated in color space

Tonal ramp

#050505

#43182F

#821D58

#C71585

#DE75AB

#EFB8D2

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#B015C7

#C71585

#C7152C

Triadic

#C71585

#85C715

#1585C7

Complement

#C71585

#15C757

Lab distance · lower is closer

:root {
  --color-medium-violet-red: #C71585;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-medium-violet-red);
  color: #FFFFFF;
}

Hue348°

Lightness45 L*

Chroma72.6

Luminance0.144