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#CC0874

#cc0874 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cc0874 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 3.14% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 96.08% magenta, 43.14% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 326.94°, with 92.45% saturation and 41.57% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.09.

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Web safe#cc0066
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Relative luminance0.1427

Complementary

  1. #cc0874
  2. #08cc60

Split complementary

  1. #cc0874
  2. #12cc08
  3. #08ccc2

Analogous

  1. #c208cc
  2. #cc0874
  3. #cc0812

Triadic

  1. #cc0874
  2. #74cc08
  3. #0874cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc0874
  2. #cc6008
  3. #08cc60
  4. #0874cc

Square

  1. #cc0874
  2. #ccc208
  3. #08cc60
  4. #0812cc

Monochromatic

  1. #390220
  2. #82054a
  3. #cc0874
  4. #f72a9b
  5. #fa73bd

Shades

#cc0874 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc0874
  2. #b80768
  3. #a3065d
  4. #8f0651
  5. #7a0546
  6. #66043a
  7. #52032e
  8. #3d0223
  9. #290217
  10. #14010c
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc0874 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc0874
  2. #d12182
  3. #d63990
  4. #db529e
  5. #e06bac
  6. #e684ba
  7. #eb9cc7
  8. #f0b5d5
  9. #f5cee3
  10. #fae6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc0874 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc0874
  2. #c41475
  3. #bd2076
  4. #b52c78
  5. #ae3879
  6. #a6447a
  7. #9e507b
  8. #975c7c
  9. #8f687e
  10. #88747f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b536e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #455476 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #777570 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd0044 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f4275 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a05d72 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7005b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc0874 {
  color: #cc0874;
}
Background
.bg-cc0874 {
  background-color: #cc0874;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc0874 {
  border: 2px solid #cc0874;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc0874;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 8 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 327 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc0874 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc0874, #cc0812);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc0874 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 8 116 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.09 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 4.39 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 5.26 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.84 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 8.05 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 8.22 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 8.64 #33f78b Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cc0874  rgb(204, 8, 116)  hsl(327, 92%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#08cc60  rgb(8, 204, 96)  hsl(147, 92%, 42%)  Emerald
#74cc08  rgb(116, 204, 8)  hsl(87, 92%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#0874cc  rgb(8, 116, 204)  hsl(207, 92%, 42%)  True Blue