Nearest-color comparison

Deep Pink vs Medium Violet Red

Deep Pink and Medium Violet Red are different pink colors with HEX values #FF1493 and #C71585. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 57.7, their contrast ratio is 1.49:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Deep Pink and Medium Violet Red are visually related colors. Deep Pink is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.49:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Deep Pink#FF1493

Medium Violet Red#C71585

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Deep Pink and Medium Violet Red across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance57.7

Pair contrast1.49:1

Luminance delta0.095

Hue delta6 deg

Lighter colorDeep Pink

More saturatedDeep Pink

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

pink color

Deep Pink

Deep Pink is #FF1493, a warm pink color with vibrant character. Compared with Medium Violet Red, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#FF1493 RGB255, 20, 147 HSL328, 100, 54 CMYK0, 92, 42, 0 Luminance0.2387 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

pink color

Medium Violet Red

Medium Violet Red is #C71585, a warm pink color with vibrant character. Compared with Deep Pink, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#C71585 RGB199, 21, 133 HSL322, 81, 43 CMYK0, 89, 33, 22 Luminance0.1437 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Deep Pink or Medium Violet Red

Choose Deep PinkDeep Pink is better when the design needs vibrant pink character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FF1493.

Choose Medium Violet RedMedium Violet Red is better when the design needs vibrant pink character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #C71585.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyDeep PinkMedium Violet Red

HEX#FF1493#C71585

RGB255, 20, 147199, 21, 133

HSL328, 100, 54322, 81, 43

CMYK0, 92, 42, 00, 89, 33, 22

FamilyPinkPink

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneVibrantVibrant

Luminance0.23870.1437

Black contrast5.77:13.87:1

White contrast3.64:15.42:1

Shared tonesVibrant

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Deep Pinkblack text - 5.77:1

Medium Violet Redwhite text - 5.42:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Fluorescent Pink#FF1493

Medium Violet Red#C71585

#FF70BC#FF70BC

#EC4BB1#EC4BB1

#14FF82#14FF82

#15C656#15C656

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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    "slug": "deep-pink",
    "name": "Deep Pink",
    "hex": "#FF1493",
    "rgb": [
      255,
      20,
      147
    ],
    "hsl": [
      328,
      100,
      54
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      92,
      42,
      0
    ],
    "family": "pink",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "vibrant"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.2387,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 5.77,
      "white": 3.64
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.77
    },
    "description": "Deep Pink is #FF1493, a warm pink color with vibrant character. Compared with Medium Violet Red, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/deep-pink/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/deep-pink.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "medium-violet-red",
    "name": "Medium Violet Red",
    "hex": "#C71585",
    "rgb": [
      199,
      21,
      133
    ],
    "hsl": [
      322,
      81,
      43
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      89,
      33,
      22
    ],
    "family": "pink",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "vibrant"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.1437,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 3.87,
      "white": 5.42
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 5.42
    },
    "description": "Medium Violet Red is #C71585, a warm pink color with vibrant character. Compared with Deep Pink, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/medium-violet-red/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/medium-violet-red.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 57.7,
  "contrastRatio": 1.49,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 6,
    "saturation": 19,
    "lightness": 11
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.095,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "vibrant"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Deep Pink",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Deep Pink"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.49,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Deep Pink",
      "background": "#FF1493",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.77
    },
    {
      "color": "Medium Violet Red",
      "background": "#C71585",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 5.42
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Deep Pink is better when the design needs vibrant pink character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FF1493.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Medium Violet Red is better when the design needs vibrant pink character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #C71585.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/deep-pink-vs-medium-violet-red.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/deep-pink.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/medium-violet-red.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "summary": "Deep Pink and Medium Violet Red are different pink colors with HEX values #FF1493 and #C71585. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 57.7, their contrast ratio is 1.49:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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      "hsl": [
        328,
        100,
        54
      ],
      "cmyk": [
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        92,
        42,
        0
      ],
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      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
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      ],
      "luminance": 0.2387,
      "contrast": {
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        "white": 3.64
      },
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      },
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      },
      "description": "Deep Pink is #FF1493, a warm pink color with vibrant character. Compared with Medium Violet Red, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/deep-pink/",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "medium-violet-red",
      "name": "Medium Violet Red",
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        199,
        21,
        133
      ],
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        322,
        81,
        43
      ],
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        0,
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        33,
        22
      ],
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        "black": 3.87,
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      },
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      },
      "bestText": {
        "text": "#FFFFFF",
        "label": "white text",
        "ratio": 5.42
      },
      "description": "Medium Violet Red is #C71585, a warm pink color with vibrant character. Compared with Deep Pink, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/medium-violet-red/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/medium-violet-red.json"
    }
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      "saturation": 19,
      "lightness": 11
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    "sameTemperature": true,
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    ],
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    "moreSaturatedColor": "Deep Pink"
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    "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
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        "color": "Deep Pink",
        "background": "#FF1493",
        "foreground": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 5.77
      },
      {
        "color": "Medium Violet Red",
        "background": "#C71585",
        "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
        "label": "white text",
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      }
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    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/medium-violet-red.json"
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