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#CC149E

#cc149e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cc149e is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 7.84% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.2% magenta, 22.55% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 315°, with 82.14% saturation and 43.92% 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 5.05:1 (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 luminance0.1581

Complementary

  1. #cc149e
  2. #14cc42

Split complementary

  1. #cc149e
  2. #42cc14
  3. #14cc9e

Analogous

  1. #9e14cc
  2. #cc149e
  3. #cc1442

Triadic

  1. #cc149e
  2. #9ecc14
  3. #149ecc

Tetradic

  1. #cc149e
  2. #cc4214
  3. #14cc42
  4. #149ecc

Square

  1. #cc149e
  2. #cc9e14
  3. #14cc42
  4. #1442cc

Monochromatic

  1. #410632
  2. #860d68
  3. #cc149e
  4. #ec40c1
  5. #f386d8

Shades

#cc149e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc149e
  2. #b8128e
  3. #a3107e
  4. #8f0e6f
  5. #7a0c5f
  6. #660a4f
  7. #52083f
  8. #3d062f
  9. #290420
  10. #140210
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc149e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc149e
  2. #d12ca8
  3. #d643b1
  4. #db5bbb
  5. #e072c5
  6. #e68acf
  7. #eba1d8
  8. #f0b9e2
  9. #f5d0ec
  10. #fae8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc149e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc149e
  2. #c41f9b
  3. #bd2a98
  4. #b53495
  5. #ae3f92
  6. #a64a8f
  7. #9e558c
  8. #976089
  9. #8f6a86
  10. #887583
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5884 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #305da1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c799a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9195e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b4aa0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c609c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4177d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc149e {
  color: #cc149e;
}
Background
.bg-cc149e {
  background-color: #cc149e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc149e {
  border: 2px solid #cc149e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc149e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 20 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 82% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc149e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc149e, #cc1442);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc149e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 20 158 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.66 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.07 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.28 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.51 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.94 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.29 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 11.95 #33eb61 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cc149e  rgb(204, 20, 158)  hsl(315, 82%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#14cc42  rgb(20, 204, 66)  hsl(135, 82%, 44%)  Lime Green
#9ecc14  rgb(158, 204, 20)  hsl(75, 82%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#149ecc  rgb(20, 158, 204)  hsl(195, 82%, 44%)  Bondi Blue