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#CC1B9F

#cc1b9f ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cc1b9f is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 10.59% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 86.76% magenta, 22.06% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 315.25°, with 76.62% saturation and 45.29% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.85.

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Relative luminance0.1612

Complementary

  1. #cc1b9f
  2. #1bcc48

Split complementary

  1. #cc1b9f
  2. #47cc1b
  3. #1bcca0

Analogous

  1. #a01bcc
  2. #cc1b9f
  3. #cc1b47

Triadic

  1. #cc1b9f
  2. #9fcc1b
  3. #1b9fcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc1b9f
  2. #cc481b
  3. #1bcc48
  4. #1b9fcc

Square

  1. #cc1b9f
  2. #cca01b
  3. #1bcc48
  4. #1b47cc

Monochromatic

  1. #450936
  2. #88126a
  3. #cc1b9f
  4. #e74cc0
  5. #f090d8

Shades

#cc1b9f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc1b9f
  2. #b8188f
  3. #a3167f
  4. #8f136f
  5. #7a105f
  6. #660e50
  7. #520b40
  8. #3d0830
  9. #290520
  10. #140310
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc1b9f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc1b9f
  2. #d132a9
  3. #d649b2
  4. #db5fbc
  5. #e076c5
  6. #e68dcf
  7. #eba4d9
  8. #f0bbe2
  9. #f5d1ec
  10. #fae8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc1b9f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc1b9f
  2. #c4259c
  3. #bd2f99
  4. #b53996
  5. #ae4393
  6. #a64e90
  7. #9e588c
  8. #976289
  9. #8f6c86
  10. #887683
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5a85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #325ea2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d7a9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d91f60 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c4ca1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c619d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d41e7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc1b9f {
  color: #cc1b9f;
}
Background
.bg-cc1b9f {
  background-color: #cc1b9f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc1b9f {
  border: 2px solid #cc1b9f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc1b9f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 27 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 77% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc1b9f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc1b9f, #cc1b47);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc1b9f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 27 159 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.85 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.79 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.16 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.23 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.78 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.31 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 11.63 #33e460 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cc1b9f  rgb(204, 27, 159)  hsl(315, 77%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#1bcc48  rgb(27, 204, 72)  hsl(135, 77%, 45%)  Lime Green
#9fcc1b  rgb(159, 204, 27)  hsl(75, 77%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#1b9fcc  rgb(27, 159, 204)  hsl(195, 77%, 45%)  Bondi Blue