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Named color

Medium Violet Red

Medium Violet Red is a vibrant pink color with HEX #C71585. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 199, 21, 133, HSL 322, 81%, 43%, warm temperature, and is useful for web design, CSS color systems, and UI prototyping.

#C71585 pink warm vibrant
HEX #C71585
RGB rgb(199, 21, 133)
HSL hsl(322 81% 43%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 89, 33, 22)
Luminance 0.1437
Contrast Black 3.87:1White 5.42:1

CSS Utilities

--color-medium-violet-red: #C71585;
.bg-medium-violet-red { background-color: #C71585; }
.text-medium-violet-red { color: #C71585; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.1437
Black text3.87:1AA Fail
White text5.42:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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WCAG
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Harmonies
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Variants
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Pairings
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Knowledge graph
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Full JSON dataset 
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Color meaning and use

About Medium Violet Red Color

Medium Violet Red sits in the pink family with warm temperature and vibrant visual character. Standard CSS named color.

Its common associations include context dependent, which makes it relevant for web interfaces and design systems. In design work, Medium Violet Red is most useful for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, especially when paired with white text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Pink color familyBrowse named pink colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Vibrant colorsFind colors with vibrant visual character.Medium Violet Red accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #C71585.Medium Violet Red CSS utilitiesUse Medium Violet Red in CSS variables and utility classes.#C71585 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Medium Violet Red paletteOpen the generated palette based on Medium Violet Red.Medium Violet Red harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Medium Violet Red against black and white text.

Black text3.87:1AA Fail
White text5.42:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
AAA text optionsNone in seed set
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Hibiscus#B6316C
Rose Red#C21E56
Raspberry#E30B5D
Mulberry#C54B8C
Deep Pink#FF1493

Color Harmonies

#15C656#15C656
#AF15C6#AF15C6
#C6152D#C6152D
#85C615#85C615
#1585C6#1585C6
Open full Medium Violet Red harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#EC4BB1#EC4BB1
#730C4E#730C4E
#DB008B#DB008B
#AE2D7F#AE2D7F
#E378BC#E378BC
#FF05A3#FF05A3

Pairings

White#FFFFFF
#15C656#15C656
#AF15C6#AF15C6
#C6152D#C6152D
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5