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#CC06AA

#cc06aa ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cc06aa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 2.35% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.06% magenta, 16.67% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 310.3°, with 94.29% saturation and 41.18% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.81.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1587

Complementary

  1. #cc06aa
  2. #06cc28

Split complementary

  1. #cc06aa
  2. #47cc06
  3. #06cc8b

Analogous

  1. #8b06cc
  2. #cc06aa
  3. #cc0647

Triadic

  1. #cc06aa
  2. #aacc06
  3. #06aacc

Tetradic

  1. #cc06aa
  2. #cc2806
  3. #06cc28
  4. #06aacc

Square

  1. #cc06aa
  2. #cc8b06
  3. #06cc28
  4. #0647cc

Monochromatic

  1. #37022e
  2. #82046c
  3. #cc06aa
  4. #f926d4
  5. #fb70e3

Shades

#cc06aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc06aa
  2. #b80599
  3. #a30588
  4. #8f0477
  5. #7a0466
  6. #660355
  7. #520244
  8. #3d0233
  9. #290122
  10. #140111
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc06aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc06aa
  2. #d11fb3
  3. #d638bb
  4. #db51c4
  5. #e06acc
  6. #e683d5
  7. #eb9bdd
  8. #f0b4e6
  9. #f5cdee
  10. #fae6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc06aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc06aa
  2. #c412a6
  3. #bd1ea2
  4. #b52b9d
  5. #ae3799
  6. #a64395
  7. #9e4f91
  8. #975b8d
  9. #8f6888
  10. #887484
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d578a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1c5dad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6678a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d81f64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8949ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995fa8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d31886 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc06aa {
  color: #cc06aa;
}
Background
.bg-cc06aa {
  background-color: #cc06aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc06aa {
  border: 2px solid #cc06aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc06aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 6 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 94% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc06aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc06aa, #cc0647);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc06aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 6 170 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.81 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.87 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.03 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.47 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.02 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.71 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.73 #33f955 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cc06aa  rgb(204, 6, 170)  hsl(310, 94%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#06cc28  rgb(6, 204, 40)  hsl(130, 94%, 41%)  Lime Green
#aacc06  rgb(170, 204, 6)  hsl(70, 94%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#06aacc  rgb(6, 170, 204)  hsl(190, 94%, 41%)  Bondi Blue