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#CC217E

#cc217e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cc217e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 12.94% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.82% magenta, 38.24% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 327.37°, with 72.15% saturation and 46.47% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 2.9.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1543

Complementary

  1. #cc217e
  2. #21cc6f

Split complementary

  1. #cc217e
  2. #28cc21
  3. #21ccc4

Analogous

  1. #c421cc
  2. #cc217e
  3. #cc2128

Triadic

  1. #cc217e
  2. #7ecc21
  3. #217ecc

Tetradic

  1. #cc217e
  2. #cc6f21
  3. #21cc6f
  4. #217ecc

Square

  1. #cc217e
  2. #ccc421
  3. #21cc6f
  4. #2128cc

Monochromatic

  1. #480c2d
  2. #8a1655
  3. #cc217e
  4. #e456a3
  5. #ee98c7

Shades

#cc217e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc217e
  2. #b81e71
  3. #a31a65
  4. #8f1758
  5. #7a144c
  6. #66113f
  7. #520d32
  8. #3d0a26
  9. #290719
  10. #14030d
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc217e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc217e
  2. #d1378b
  3. #d64d98
  4. #db64a5
  5. #e07ab2
  6. #e690bf
  7. #eba6cb
  8. #f0bcd8
  9. #f5d3e5
  10. #fae9f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc217e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc217e
  2. #c42b7e
  3. #bd347e
  4. #b53e7f
  5. #ae477f
  6. #a6517f
  7. #9e5a7f
  8. #97647f
  9. #8f6d80
  10. #887780
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5874 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #485a80 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #78787a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd004e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90497f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0617c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d60f65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc217e {
  color: #cc217e;
}
Background
.bg-cc217e {
  background-color: #cc217e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc217e {
  border: 2px solid #cc217e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc217e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 33 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 327 72% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc217e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc217e, #cc2128);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc217e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 33 126 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 2.90 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 4.06 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 5.81 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 6.33 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 8.61 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.44 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 9.67 #33de81 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cc217e  rgb(204, 33, 126)  hsl(327, 72%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#21cc6f  rgb(33, 204, 111)  hsl(147, 72%, 46%)  Emerald
#7ecc21  rgb(126, 204, 33)  hsl(87, 72%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#217ecc  rgb(33, 126, 204)  hsl(207, 72%, 46%)  Tufts Blue