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#CC14AA

#cc14aa ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cc14aa 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 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.2% magenta, 16.67% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 311.09°, 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.78.

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Relative luminance0.1624

Complementary

  1. #cc14aa
  2. #14cc36

Split complementary

  1. #cc14aa
  2. #4ecc14
  3. #14cc92

Analogous

  1. #9214cc
  2. #cc14aa
  3. #cc144e

Triadic

  1. #cc14aa
  2. #aacc14
  3. #14aacc

Tetradic

  1. #cc14aa
  2. #cc3614
  3. #14cc36
  4. #14aacc

Square

  1. #cc14aa
  2. #cc9214
  3. #14cc36
  4. #144ecc

Monochromatic

  1. #410636
  2. #860d70
  3. #cc14aa
  4. #ec40cc
  5. #f386df

Shades

#cc14aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc14aa
  2. #b81299
  3. #a31088
  4. #8f0e77
  5. #7a0c66
  6. #660a55
  7. #520844
  8. #3d0633
  9. #290422
  10. #140211
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc14aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc14aa
  2. #d12cb3
  3. #d643bb
  4. #db5bc4
  5. #e072cc
  6. #e68ad5
  7. #eba1dd
  8. #f0b9e6
  9. #f5d0ee
  10. #fae8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc14aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc14aa
  2. #c41fa6
  3. #bd2aa2
  4. #b5349d
  5. #ae3f99
  6. #a64a95
  7. #9e5591
  8. #97608d
  9. #8f6a88
  10. #887584
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d598b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #235fad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6779a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d82565 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #894cac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a61a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d31f86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc14aa {
  color: #cc14aa;
}
Background
.bg-cc14aa {
  background-color: #cc14aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc14aa {
  border: 2px solid #cc14aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc14aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 20 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 82% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc14aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc14aa, #cc144e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc14aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 20 170 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.78 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.43 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.90 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.04 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.68 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.71 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.88 #33eb55 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cc14aa  rgb(204, 20, 170)  hsl(311, 82%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#14cc36  rgb(20, 204, 54)  hsl(131, 82%, 44%)  Lime Green
#aacc14  rgb(170, 204, 20)  hsl(71, 82%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#14aacc  rgb(20, 170, 204)  hsl(191, 82%, 44%)  Bondi Blue