#C83389
Closest named color: Medium Violet Red (#C71585). oklch(57.5% 0.201 350), rgb(200, 51, 137).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (4.89:1).
About this color
#C83389 is a medium-dark, vivid red. In OKLCH its lightness is 57%, its chroma 0.201 and its hue 350°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Violet Red (#C71585), ΔE 0.030 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.89:1.
| Hue family | Reds |
| Lightness | medium-dark (57%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.201) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Medium Violet Red (#C71585) |
| Black text | 4.29:1 |
| White text | 4.89:1 |
Values
| HEX | #C83389 |
| RGB | rgb(200, 51, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(325, 59%, 49%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.5% 0.201 350) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #C83389 | 4.89:1 | AA | Lc -78.1 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #C83389 | 4.29:1 | AA large text | Lc 31.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #C83389 text on white | 4.89:1 | AA | Lc 72.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #C83389 text on black | 4.29:1 | AA large text | Lc -29.0 | Dividers and decoration only |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.
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Step 50
50
#FCF2F6
oklch(97% 0.012 351)
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Step 100
100
#F8E3EC
oklch(93.5% 0.026 349.8)
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Step 200
200
#F4CCDE
oklch(88.5% 0.051 349.3)
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Step 300
300
#EEA9C9
oklch(80.9% 0.09 349.9)
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Step 400
400
#E278AD
oklch(70.7% 0.144 350.1)
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Step 500
500
#D65099
oklch(63.1% 0.184 349.9)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#C83389
oklch(57.5% 0.201 350)
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Step 700
700
#A71C6F
oklch(49.2% 0.186 350.3)
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Step 800
800
#871B5B
oklch(42.6% 0.155 349.6)
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Step 900
900
#6D1F4A
oklch(37.7% 0.119 350.4)
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Step 950
950
#40132C
oklch(26.9% 0.077 349.1)
#C83389 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #4C608B | 0.224 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #777A86 | 0.197 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #D7295A | 0.076 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #717171 | 0.202 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #C83389
#C83389
oklch(57.5% 0.201 350)
- #008E6E
#008E6E
oklch(57.5% 0.114 169.7)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #C83389, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #C83389.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Violet Red #C71585 ΔE 0.030
- Dark Pink #CB416B ΔE 0.058
- Dark Hot Pink #D90166 ΔE 0.062
- Deep Rose #C74767 ΔE 0.069
- Cerise #DE0C62 ΔE 0.070
- Purpley Pink #C83CB9 ΔE 0.073
- Pinky Purple #C94CBE ΔE 0.082
- Lipstick #D5174E ΔE 0.087
Use #C83389 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.