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#CC299E

#cc299e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cc299e is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 16.08% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.9% magenta, 22.55% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 316.93°, with 66.53% saturation and 48.04% 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.93.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1689

Complementary

  1. #cc299e
  2. #29cc57

Split complementary

  1. #cc299e
  2. #4dcc29
  3. #29cca8

Analogous

  1. #a829cc
  2. #cc299e
  3. #cc294d

Triadic

  1. #cc299e
  2. #9ecc29
  3. #299ecc

Tetradic

  1. #cc299e
  2. #cc5729
  3. #29cc57
  4. #299ecc

Square

  1. #cc299e
  2. #cca829
  3. #29cc57
  4. #294dcc

Monochromatic

  1. #4d0f3b
  2. #8c1c6d
  3. #cc299e
  4. #df62bc
  5. #eca2d7

Shades

#cc299e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc299e
  2. #b8258e
  3. #a3217e
  4. #8f1d6f
  5. #7a195f
  6. #66154f
  7. #52103f
  8. #3d0c2f
  9. #290820
  10. #140410
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc299e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc299e
  2. #d13ea8
  3. #d654b1
  4. #db69bb
  5. #e07fc5
  6. #e694cf
  7. #eba9d8
  8. #f0bfe2
  9. #f5d4ec
  10. #faeaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc299e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc299e
  2. #c4329b
  3. #bd3a98
  4. #b54395
  5. #ae4c92
  6. #a6558f
  7. #9e5d8c
  8. #976689
  9. #8f6f86
  10. #887783
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5d86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c61a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #707c9a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d92b62 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e50a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d659c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d42a7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc299e {
  color: #cc299e;
}
Background
.bg-cc299e {
  background-color: #cc299e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc299e {
  border: 2px solid #cc299e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc299e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 41 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 317 67% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc299e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc299e, #cc294d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc299e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 41 158 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.93 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.62 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.48 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.53 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 10.66 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.83 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 11.27 #33d661 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cc299e  rgb(204, 41, 158)  hsl(317, 67%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#29cc57  rgb(41, 204, 87)  hsl(137, 67%, 48%)  Malachite
#9ecc29  rgb(158, 204, 41)  hsl(77, 67%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#299ecc  rgb(41, 158, 204)  hsl(197, 67%, 48%)  Carolina Blue