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Named color

Medium Violet Red

Medium Violet Red color #C71585: RGB 199, 21, 133 and HSL 322°, 81%, 43%. Explore its warm pink profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#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

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CSS Utilities

--color-medium-violet-red: #C71585;
.bg-medium-violet-red { background-color: #C71585; }
.text-medium-violet-red { color: #C71585; }
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Color meaning and use

About Medium Violet Red Color

Medium Violet Red uses HEX #C71585, RGB 199, 21, 133, and HSL 322°, 81%, 43%. The dataset classifies it in the pink family with warm temperature and vibrant visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.1437; black contrast is 3.87:1 and white contrast is 5.42:1, making white the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

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
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Downloadable color reference infographic

Medium Violet Red Color Reference Infographic

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Medium Violet Red color reference infographic generated from the verified Colors Encyclopedia dataset.
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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#C6152DMatte Black#1A1A1AWhite Smoke#F5F5F5

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
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Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#C71585",
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    21,
    133
  ],
  "hsl": [
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    81,
    43
  ],
  "cmyk": [
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    33,
    22
  ],
  "luminance": 0.1437,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 3.87,
    "white": 5.42
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
  "AAA": []
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#15C656",
  "analogous": [
    "#AF15C6",
    "#C6152D"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#85C615",
    "#1585C6"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#C6AF15",
    "#15C656",
    "#152DC6"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#2DC615",
    "#15C6AF"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#EC4BB1",
    "#C71585",
    "#730C4E"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#EC4BB1",
  "dark": "#730C4E",
  "saturated": "#DB008B",
  "desaturated": "#AE2D7F",
  "pastel": "#E378BC",
  "neon": "#FF05A3"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#15C656",
    "#AF15C6",
    "#C6152D"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#AE2D7F",
    "#EC4BB1"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#EC4BB1",
    "#AE2D7F"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
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    "hibiscus",
    "rose-red",
    "raspberry",
    "mulberry",
    "deep-pink"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "medium-violet-red"
  ],
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    "fluorescent-pink-vs-medium-violet-red",
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  ],
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    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
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    "/wcag/medium-violet-red",
    "/css/colors/medium-violet-red",
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    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
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      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
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    ],
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      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
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  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "medium-violet-red",
  "name": "Medium Violet Red",
  "cssName": "mediumvioletred",
  "hex": "#C71585",
  "family": "pink",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
    "vibrant"
  ],
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    "web design",
    "CSS color systems",
    "UI prototyping"
  ],
  "psychology": {
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      "context dependent"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "web interfaces",
      "design systems",
      "technical color references"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
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    ]
  },
  "aliases": [
    "mediumvioletred"
  ],
  "sourceType": "standard",
  "confidence": "high",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.w3.org/TR/css-color-4/#named-colors",
  "origin": {
    "type": "css",
    "notes": "Standard CSS named color."
  },
  "reviewStatus": "auto",
  "editorialNotes": "Generated from CSS named color data and computed color-system properties.",
  "tags": [
    "pink",
    "warm",
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    "ui-prototyping",
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  "hsl": [
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    81,
    43
  ],
  "cmyk": [
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    33,
    22
  ],
  "luminance": 0.1437,
  "contrast": {
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    "white": 5.42
  },
  "harmonies": {
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      "#AF15C6",
      "#C6152D"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#85C615",
      "#1585C6"
    ],
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      "#C6AF15",
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      "#152DC6"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#2DC615",
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    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#EC4BB1",
      "#C71585",
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    ]
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    "saturated": "#DB008B",
    "desaturated": "#AE2D7F",
    "pastel": "#E378BC",
    "neon": "#FF05A3"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "AAA": []
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-medium-violet-red: #C71585;",
    "utility": ".bg-medium-violet-red { background-color: #C71585; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-medium-violet-red { color: #C71585; }"
  },
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  ],
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    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
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      "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
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    ],
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      "/colors/raspberry",
      "/colors/mulberry",
      "/colors/deep-pink",
      "/compare/deep-pink-vs-medium-violet-red",
      "/compare/fluorescent-pink-vs-medium-violet-red",
      "/compare/hibiscus-vs-medium-violet-red",
      "/compare/medium-violet-red-vs-rose-red",
      "/harmonies/medium-violet-red",
      "/wcag/medium-violet-red",
      "/css/colors/medium-violet-red",
      "/hex/c71585",
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      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
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    ]
  },
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      "#FFFFFF",
      "#15C656",
      "#AF15C6",
      "#C6152D"
    ],
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      "#EC4BB1"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#EC4BB1",
      "#AE2D7F"
    ]
  }
}
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