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#CC119E

#cc119e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cc119e is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 6.67% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.67% magenta, 22.55% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 314.76°, with 84.62% saturation and 43.33% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.66.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1571

Complementary

  1. #cc119e
  2. #11cc3f

Split complementary

  1. #cc119e
  2. #40cc11
  3. #11cc9c

Analogous

  1. #9c11cc
  2. #cc119e
  3. #cc1140

Triadic

  1. #cc119e
  2. #9ecc11
  3. #119ecc

Tetradic

  1. #cc119e
  2. #cc3f11
  3. #11cc3f
  4. #119ecc

Square

  1. #cc119e
  2. #cc9c11
  3. #11cc3f
  4. #1140cc

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0531
  2. #850b67
  3. #cc119e
  4. #ef3bc2
  5. #f581d8

Shades

#cc119e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc119e
  2. #b80f8e
  3. #a30e7e
  4. #8f0c6f
  5. #7a0a5f
  6. #66094f
  7. #52073f
  8. #3d052f
  9. #290320
  10. #140210
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc119e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc119e
  2. #d129a8
  3. #d641b1
  4. #db58bb
  5. #e070c5
  6. #e688cf
  7. #eba0d8
  8. #f0b8e2
  9. #f5cfec
  10. #fae7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc119e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc119e
  2. #c41c9b
  3. #bd2798
  4. #b53295
  5. #ae3d92
  6. #a6498f
  7. #9e548c
  8. #975f89
  9. #8f6a86
  10. #887583
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5884 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e5ca1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c789a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9175d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b49a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c609c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4157c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc119e {
  color: #cc119e;
}
Background
.bg-cc119e {
  background-color: #cc119e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc119e {
  border: 2px solid #cc119e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc119e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 17 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 85% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc119e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc119e, #cc1140);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc119e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 17 158 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.66 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.20 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.37 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.62 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.96 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.30 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 12.08 #33ee61 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cc119e  rgb(204, 17, 158)  hsl(315, 85%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#11cc3f  rgb(17, 204, 63)  hsl(135, 85%, 43%)  Lime Green
#9ecc11  rgb(158, 204, 17)  hsl(75, 85%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#119ecc  rgb(17, 158, 204)  hsl(195, 85%, 43%)  Bondi Blue