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#CC12AA

#cc12aa ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cc12aa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 7.06% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.18% magenta, 16.67% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 310.97°, with 83.78% saturation and 43.53% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.78.

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Relative luminance0.1617

Complementary

  1. #cc12aa
  2. #12cc34

Split complementary

  1. #cc12aa
  2. #4dcc12
  3. #12cc91

Analogous

  1. #9112cc
  2. #cc12aa
  3. #cc124d

Triadic

  1. #cc12aa
  2. #aacc12
  3. #12aacc

Tetradic

  1. #cc12aa
  2. #cc3412
  3. #12cc34
  4. #12aacc

Square

  1. #cc12aa
  2. #cc9112
  3. #12cc34
  4. #124dcc

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0635
  2. #860c6f
  3. #cc12aa
  4. #ee3dcd
  5. #f483df

Shades

#cc12aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc12aa
  2. #b81099
  3. #a30e88
  4. #8f0d77
  5. #7a0b66
  6. #660955
  7. #520744
  8. #3d0533
  9. #290422
  10. #140211
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc12aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc12aa
  2. #d12ab3
  3. #d641bb
  4. #db59c4
  5. #e071cc
  6. #e689d5
  7. #eba0dd
  8. #f0b8e6
  9. #f5d0ee
  10. #fae7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc12aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc12aa
  2. #c41da6
  3. #bd28a2
  4. #b5339d
  5. #ae3e99
  6. #a64995
  7. #9e5491
  8. #975f8d
  9. #8f6a88
  10. #887584
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d598b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #225fad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6779a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d82465 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #894bac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a60a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d31e86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc12aa {
  color: #cc12aa;
}
Background
.bg-cc12aa {
  background-color: #cc12aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc12aa {
  border: 2px solid #cc12aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc12aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 18 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 84% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc12aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc12aa, #cc124d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc12aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 18 170 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.78 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.51 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.92 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.12 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.74 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.71 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.85 #33ed55 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cc12aa  rgb(204, 18, 170)  hsl(311, 84%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#12cc34  rgb(18, 204, 52)  hsl(131, 84%, 44%)  Lime Green
#aacc12  rgb(170, 204, 18)  hsl(71, 84%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#12aacc  rgb(18, 170, 204)  hsl(191, 84%, 44%)  Bondi Blue