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#CC229E

#cc229e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cc229e is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 13.33% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.33% magenta, 22.55% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 316.24°, with 71.43% saturation and 46.67% 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.75.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1645

Complementary

  1. #cc229e
  2. #22cc50

Split complementary

  1. #cc229e
  2. #49cc22
  3. #22cca5

Analogous

  1. #a522cc
  2. #cc229e
  3. #cc2249

Triadic

  1. #cc229e
  2. #9ecc22
  3. #229ecc

Tetradic

  1. #cc229e
  2. #cc5022
  3. #22cc50
  4. #229ecc

Square

  1. #cc229e
  2. #cca522
  3. #22cc50
  4. #2249cc

Monochromatic

  1. #490c38
  2. #8a176b
  3. #cc229e
  4. #e357bd
  5. #ee99d7

Shades

#cc229e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc229e
  2. #b81f8e
  3. #a31b7e
  4. #8f186f
  5. #7a145f
  6. #66114f
  7. #520e3f
  8. #3d0a2f
  9. #290720
  10. #140310
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc229e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc229e
  2. #d138a8
  3. #d64eb1
  4. #db64bb
  5. #e07ac5
  6. #e691cf
  7. #eba7d8
  8. #f0bde2
  9. #f5d3ec
  10. #fae9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc229e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc229e
  2. #c42b9b
  3. #bd3598
  4. #b53e95
  5. #ae4892
  6. #a6518f
  7. #9e5a8c
  8. #976489
  9. #8f6d86
  10. #887783
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5b85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #375fa1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f7a9a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d92460 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d4ea0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d639c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4237e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc229e {
  color: #cc229e;
}
Background
.bg-cc229e {
  background-color: #cc229e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc229e {
  border: 2px solid #cc229e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc229e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 34 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 71% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc229e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc229e, #cc2249);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc229e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 34 158 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.75 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.19 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.81 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.87 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.84 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 11.16 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.33 #33dd61 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cc229e  rgb(204, 34, 158)  hsl(316, 71%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#22cc50  rgb(34, 204, 80)  hsl(136, 71%, 47%)  Malachite
#9ecc22  rgb(158, 204, 34)  hsl(76, 71%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#229ecc  rgb(34, 158, 204)  hsl(196, 71%, 47%)  Bondi Blue