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#CC228C

#cc228c ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cc228c is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 13.33% green and 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.33% magenta, 31.37% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 322.59°, with 71.43% saturation and 46.67% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 2.01.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1587

Complementary

  1. #cc228c
  2. #22cc62

Split complementary

  1. #cc228c
  2. #37cc22
  3. #22ccb7

Analogous

  1. #b722cc
  2. #cc228c
  3. #cc2237

Triadic

  1. #cc228c
  2. #8ccc22
  3. #228ccc

Tetradic

  1. #cc228c
  2. #cc6222
  3. #22cc62
  4. #228ccc

Square

  1. #cc228c
  2. #ccb722
  3. #22cc62
  4. #2237cc

Monochromatic

  1. #490c32
  2. #8a175f
  3. #cc228c
  4. #e357af
  5. #ee99ce

Shades

#cc228c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc228c
  2. #b81f7e
  3. #a31b70
  4. #8f1862
  5. #7a1454
  6. #661146
  7. #520e38
  8. #3d0a2a
  9. #29071c
  10. #14030e
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc228c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc228c
  2. #d13898
  3. #d64ea3
  4. #db64af
  5. #e07aba
  6. #e691c6
  7. #eba7d1
  8. #f0bddd
  9. #f5d3e8
  10. #fae9f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc228c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc228c
  2. #c42b8b
  3. #bd358a
  4. #b53e88
  5. #ae4887
  6. #a65186
  7. #9e5a85
  8. #976484
  9. #8f6d82
  10. #887781
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5a7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #425c8f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #747988 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db1256 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f4b8e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f628a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d51a70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc228c {
  color: #cc228c;
}
Background
.bg-cc228c {
  background-color: #cc228c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc228c {
  border: 2px solid #cc228c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc228c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 34 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 323 71% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc228c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc228c, #cc2237);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc228c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 34 140 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 2.01 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 5.58 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 6.55 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 9.15 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 10.57 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 10.85 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 10.88 #33dd73 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cc228c  rgb(204, 34, 140)  hsl(323, 71%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#22cc62  rgb(34, 204, 98)  hsl(143, 71%, 47%)  Emerald
#8ccc22  rgb(140, 204, 34)  hsl(83, 71%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#228ccc  rgb(34, 140, 204)  hsl(203, 71%, 47%)  Steel Blue