Medium Violet Red is the CSS named color #C71585 — rgb(199, 21, 133), hsl(322, 81%, 43%). Its relative luminance is 0.144, giving 5.42:1 against white and 3.87:1 against black, so it works as a text color on white.
| HEX | #C71585 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 21, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(322, 81%, 43%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.1437 |
| Contrast on white | 5.42:1 AA pass |
| Contrast on black | 3.87:1 large text only |
Built by mixing mediumvioletred toward white (four steps) and toward black (four steps) while keeping the hue. Use the shades generator for a different step count or to add harmony sets.
Closest by CIELAB distance (ΔE76). For perceptual matching in a design system, compare in OKLab before locking a token.
mediumvioletred is #C71585, which is rgb(199, 21, 133) and hsl(322, 81%, 43%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Medium Violet Red has a relative luminance of 0.144 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a dark color. Against white it scores 5.42:1; against black, 3.87:1.
mediumvioletred reaches 5.42:1 against white, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.