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#CC0E8A

#cc0e8a ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cc0e8a is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 5.49% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.14% magenta, 32.35% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 320.84°, with 87.16% saturation and 42.75% 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 1.12.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1499

Complementary

  1. #cc0e8a
  2. #0ecc50

Split complementary

  1. #cc0e8a
  2. #2bcc0e
  3. #0eccaf

Analogous

  1. #af0ecc
  2. #cc0e8a
  3. #cc0e2b

Triadic

  1. #cc0e8a
  2. #8acc0e
  3. #0e8acc

Tetradic

  1. #cc0e8a
  2. #cc500e
  3. #0ecc50
  4. #0e8acc

Square

  1. #cc0e8a
  2. #ccaf0e
  3. #0ecc50
  4. #0e2bcc

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0429
  2. #84095a
  3. #cc0e8a
  4. #f135b0
  5. #f67dcc

Shades

#cc0e8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc0e8a
  2. #b80d7c
  3. #a30b6e
  4. #8f0a61
  5. #7a0853
  6. #660745
  7. #520637
  8. #3d0429
  9. #29031c
  10. #14010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc0e8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc0e8a
  2. #d12696
  3. #d63ea1
  4. #db56ad
  5. #e06eb9
  6. #e687c5
  7. #eb9fd0
  8. #f0b7dc
  9. #f5cfe8
  10. #fae7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc0e8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc0e8a
  2. #c41989
  3. #bd2588
  4. #b53087
  5. #ae3c86
  6. #a64785
  7. #9e5284
  8. #975e83
  9. #8f6982
  10. #887581
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5579 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c588d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #727786 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc0051 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d468c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e5e88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6006d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc0e8a {
  color: #cc0e8a;
}
Background
.bg-cc0e8a {
  background-color: #cc0e8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc0e8a {
  border: 2px solid #cc0e8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc0e8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 14 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 321 87% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc0e8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc0e8a, #cc0e2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc0e8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 14 138 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 1.12 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.87 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 7.15 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 9.33 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 10.11 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 11.49 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 11.50 #33f175 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cc0e8a  rgb(204, 14, 138)  hsl(321, 87%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#0ecc50  rgb(14, 204, 80)  hsl(141, 87%, 43%)  Malachite
#8acc0e  rgb(138, 204, 14)  hsl(81, 87%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#0e8acc  rgb(14, 138, 204)  hsl(201, 87%, 43%)  Steel Blue