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#CC09AC

#cc09ac ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cc09ac is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 3.53% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.59% magenta, 15.69% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 309.85°, with 91.55% saturation and 41.76% 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.14.

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Relative luminance0.1601

Complementary

  1. #cc09ac
  2. #09cc29

Split complementary

  1. #cc09ac
  2. #4acc09
  3. #09cc8a

Analogous

  1. #8a09cc
  2. #cc09ac
  3. #cc094a

Triadic

  1. #cc09ac
  2. #accc09
  3. #09accc

Tetradic

  1. #cc09ac
  2. #cc2909
  3. #09cc29
  4. #09accc

Square

  1. #cc09ac
  2. #cc8a09
  3. #09cc29
  4. #094acc

Monochromatic

  1. #390330
  2. #83066e
  3. #cc09ac
  4. #f62cd5
  5. #f975e3

Shades

#cc09ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc09ac
  2. #b8089b
  3. #a3078a
  4. #8f0678
  5. #7a0567
  6. #660556
  7. #520445
  8. #3d0334
  9. #290222
  10. #140111
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc09ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc09ac
  2. #d122b4
  3. #d63abd
  4. #db53c5
  5. #e06bcd
  6. #e684d6
  7. #eb9dde
  8. #f0b5e6
  9. #f5ceee
  10. #fae6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc09ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc09ac
  2. #c415a8
  3. #bd21a3
  4. #b52d9f
  5. #ae399a
  6. #a64596
  7. #9e5092
  8. #975c8d
  9. #8f6889
  10. #887484
  11. #808080

Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d588c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1a5eb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6579a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d82265 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #884aae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995faa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d31b87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc09ac {
  color: #cc09ac;
}
Background
.bg-cc09ac {
  background-color: #cc09ac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc09ac {
  border: 2px solid #cc09ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc09ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 9 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc09ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc09ac, #cc094a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc09ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 9 172 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.14 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.87 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.02 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.35 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.71 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.50 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.83 #33f653 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cc09ac  rgb(204, 9, 172)  hsl(310, 92%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#09cc29  rgb(9, 204, 41)  hsl(130, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#accc09  rgb(172, 204, 9)  hsl(70, 92%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#09accc  rgb(9, 172, 204)  hsl(190, 92%, 42%)  Bondi Blue