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#CC0296

#cc0296 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cc0296 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 0.78% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 99.02% magenta, 26.47% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 316.04°, with 98.06% saturation and 40.39% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.27.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1508

Complementary

  1. #cc0296
  2. #02cc38

Split complementary

  1. #cc0296
  2. #31cc02
  3. #02cc9d

Analogous

  1. #9d02cc
  2. #cc0296
  3. #cc0231

Triadic

  1. #cc0296
  2. #96cc02
  3. #0296cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc0296
  2. #cc3802
  3. #02cc38
  4. #0296cc

Square

  1. #cc0296
  2. #cc9d02
  3. #02cc38
  4. #0231cc

Monochromatic

  1. #340127
  2. #80015e
  3. #cc0296
  4. #fd1ec1
  5. #fe69d6

Shades

#cc0296 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc0296
  2. #b80287
  3. #a30278
  4. #8f0169
  5. #7a015a
  6. #66014b
  7. #52013c
  8. #3d012d
  9. #29001e
  10. #14000f
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc0296 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc0296
  2. #d11ba1
  3. #d635ab
  4. #db4eb6
  5. #e067c0
  6. #e681cb
  7. #eb9ad5
  8. #f0b3e0
  9. #f5ccea
  10. #fae6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc0296 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc0296
  2. #c40f94
  3. #bd1b92
  4. #b5288f
  5. #ae348d
  6. #a6418b
  7. #9e4e89
  8. #975a87
  9. #8f6784
  10. #887382
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c557f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #305999 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d7792 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da0057 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b4598 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c5d94 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d50076 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc0296 {
  color: #cc0296;
}
Background
.bg-cc0296 {
  background-color: #cc0296;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc0296 {
  border: 2px solid #cc0296;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc0296;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 2 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 98% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc0296 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc0296, #cc0231);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc0296 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 2 150 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.27 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.00 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.41 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.29 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.52 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 11.62 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 11.67 #33fd69 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cc0296  rgb(204, 2, 150)  hsl(316, 98%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#02cc38  rgb(2, 204, 56)  hsl(136, 98%, 40%)  Lime Green
#96cc02  rgb(150, 204, 2)  hsl(76, 98%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#0296cc  rgb(2, 150, 204)  hsl(196, 98%, 40%)  Carolina Blue