Information about #C11499 color

#C11499 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C11499 falls into the Magenta Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(193, 20, 153) — 75.7% red, 7.8% green, 60% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 68 / 16 / 24. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C11499 reads as a strongly colored purple-pink magenta and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Red Violet (#C71585). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Carnation Pink (#C12283) and Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(193, 20, 153)), which gives #C11499 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #C11499: 5.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for black. #C11499 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C11499 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#C11499 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #C11499

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C11499
  • RGB193, 20, 153
  • CMYK0, 68, 16, 24
  • CSSrgb(193, 20, 153)
  • HSL314°, 81%, 42%
  • HSL Precise313.873°, 81.221%, 41.765%
  • HSV314°, 90%, 76%
  • HSB314°, 90%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • GLSLvec3(0.757, 0.078, 0.600)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.757, 0.078, 0.600, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.757, 0.078, 0.600)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB75.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB7.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC11499
  • DECIMAL ID12653721
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01