HEX atlas value

#C71585

#C71585 is a warm pink HEX color close to Medium Violet Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 199, 21, 133, HSL 322, 81%, 43%, has luminance 0.1437, and belongs to the vibrant group.

pink warm vibrant

#C71585 Sample readable text

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

--color-c71585: #C71585;
.background-c71585 { background-color: #C71585; }
.text-c71585 { color: #C71585; }

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

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#C71585","rgb":[199,21,133],"hsl":[322,81,43],"cmyk":[0,89,33,22],"luminance":0.1437,"contrast":{"black":3.87,"white":5.42}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.87,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.42,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#730C4E","hex":"#730C4E","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.89,"contrastWhite":11.1,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#15C656","hex":"#15C656","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.24,"contrastWhite":2.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EC4BB1","hex":"#EC4BB1","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.21,"contrastWhite":3.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#AE2D7F","hex":"#AE2D7F","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.48,"contrastWhite":6.03,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#C6152D","hex":"#C6152D","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.55,"contrastWhite":5.92,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm pink","vibrant","vibrant pink","Medium Violet Red adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c71585.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/medium-violet-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/hibiscus.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rose-red.json"]}

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"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"medium-violet-red","name":"Medium Violet Red","hex":"#C71585","distance":0},{"slug":"hibiscus","name":"Hibiscus","hex":"#B6316C","distance":41.20679555607303},{"slug":"rose-red","name":"Rose Red","hex":"#C21E56","distance":48.11444689487763},{"slug":"raspberry","name":"Raspberry","hex":"#E30B5D","distance":49.839743177508446},{"slug":"mulberry","name":"Mulberry","hex":"#C54B8C","distance":54.48853090330111}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C71585

#C71585 is classified as a warm pink value with vibrant visual character. #C71585 is visually closest to Medium Violet Red, a named pink color with HEX #C71585.

The RGB channels are 199, 21, and 133, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 322deg with 81% saturation and 43% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.1437, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.87:1AA Fail

White text5.42:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C71585 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.87:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.42:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#730C4E#FFFFFF text · best 11.1:1#730C4E

#15C656#000000 text · best 9.24:1#15C656

#EC4BB1#000000 text · best 6.21:1#EC4BB1

#AE2D7F#FFFFFF text · best 6.03:1#AE2D7F

#C6152D#FFFFFF text · best 5.92:1#C6152D

Generated Palette

Medium Violet Red#C71585

#15C656#15C656

#AF15C6#AF15C6

#C6152D#C6152D

#EC4BB1#EC4BB1

#730C4E#730C4E

Color Harmonies

#15C656#15C656

#AF15C6#AF15C6

#C6152D#C6152D

#85C615#85C615

#1585C6#1585C6

Variants

#EC4BB1#EC4BB1

#730C4E#730C4E

#DB008B#DB008B

#AE2D7F#AE2D7F

#E378BC#E378BC

#FF05A3#FF05A3

Nearest Named Colors

Medium Violet Red#C71585

Hibiscus#B6316C

Rose Red#C21E56

Raspberry#E30B5D

Mulberry#C54B8C

#C71585

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C71585

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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