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#CC079F

#cc079f ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cc079f 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 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 96.57% magenta, 22.06% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 313.71°, 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.88.

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Relative luminance0.1549

Complementary

  1. #cc079f
  2. #07cc34

Split complementary

  1. #cc079f
  2. #3ccc07
  3. #07cc97

Analogous

  1. #9707cc
  2. #cc079f
  3. #cc073c

Triadic

  1. #cc079f
  2. #9fcc07
  3. #079fcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc079f
  2. #cc3407
  3. #07cc34
  4. #079fcc

Square

  1. #cc079f
  2. #cc9707
  3. #07cc34
  4. #073ccc

Monochromatic

  1. #38022c
  2. #820465
  3. #cc079f
  4. #f828c8
  5. #fa72db

Shades

#cc079f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc079f
  2. #b8068f
  3. #a3067f
  4. #8f056f
  5. #7a045f
  6. #660450
  7. #520340
  8. #3d0230
  9. #290120
  10. #140110
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc079f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc079f
  2. #d120a9
  3. #d639b2
  4. #db51bc
  5. #e06ac5
  6. #e683cf
  7. #eb9cd9
  8. #f0b5e2
  9. #f5cdec
  10. #fae6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc079f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc079f
  2. #c4139c
  3. #bd1f99
  4. #b52b96
  5. #ae3793
  6. #a64490
  7. #9e508c
  8. #975c89
  9. #8f6886
  10. #887483
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5684 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2a5ba2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a789b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9115d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a48a1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b5e9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d40e7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc079f {
  color: #cc079f;
}
Background
.bg-cc079f {
  background-color: #cc079f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc079f {
  border: 2px solid #cc079f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc079f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 7 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 93% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc079f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc079f, #cc073c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc079f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 7 159 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.88 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.65 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.73 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.85 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.93 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.33 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 12.44 #33f860 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cc079f  rgb(204, 7, 159)  hsl(314, 93%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#07cc34  rgb(7, 204, 52)  hsl(134, 93%, 41%)  Lime Green
#9fcc07  rgb(159, 204, 7)  hsl(74, 93%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#079fcc  rgb(7, 159, 204)  hsl(194, 93%, 41%)  Bondi Blue