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#CC079E

#cc079e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cc079e is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 2.75% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 96.57% magenta, 22.55% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 314.01°, with 93.36% saturation and 41.37% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.7.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1546

Complementary

  1. #cc079e
  2. #07cc35

Split complementary

  1. #cc079e
  2. #3bcc07
  3. #07cc97

Analogous

  1. #9707cc
  2. #cc079e
  3. #cc073b

Triadic

  1. #cc079e
  2. #9ecc07
  3. #079ecc

Tetradic

  1. #cc079e
  2. #cc3507
  3. #07cc35
  4. #079ecc

Square

  1. #cc079e
  2. #cc9707
  3. #07cc35
  4. #073bcc

Monochromatic

  1. #38022b
  2. #820465
  3. #cc079e
  4. #f828c7
  5. #fa72da

Shades

#cc079e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc079e
  2. #b8068e
  3. #a3067e
  4. #8f056f
  5. #7a045f
  6. #66044f
  7. #52033f
  8. #3d022f
  9. #290120
  10. #140110
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc079e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc079e
  2. #d120a8
  3. #d639b1
  4. #db51bb
  5. #e06ac5
  6. #e683cf
  7. #eb9cd8
  8. #f0b5e2
  9. #f5cdec
  10. #fae6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc079e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc079e
  2. #c4139b
  3. #bd1f98
  4. #b52b95
  5. #ae3792
  6. #a6448f
  7. #9e508c
  8. #975c89
  9. #8f6886
  10. #887483
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5684 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2b5ba1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b789a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9105c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a47a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b5e9c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d40d7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc079e {
  color: #cc079e;
}
Background
.bg-cc079e {
  background-color: #cc079e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc079e {
  border: 2px solid #cc079e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc079e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 7 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 93% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc079e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc079e, #cc073b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc079e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 7 158 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.70 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.56 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.57 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.90 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.03 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.31 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 12.41 #33f861 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cc079e  rgb(204, 7, 158)  hsl(314, 93%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#07cc35  rgb(7, 204, 53)  hsl(134, 93%, 41%)  Lime Green
#9ecc07  rgb(158, 204, 7)  hsl(74, 93%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#079ecc  rgb(7, 158, 204)  hsl(194, 93%, 41%)  Bondi Blue