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#CC2BAD

#cc2bad ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cc2bad is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 16.86% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.92% magenta, 15.2% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 311.55°, with 65.18% saturation and 48.43% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.52.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1758

Complementary

  1. #cc2bad
  2. #2bcc4a

Split complementary

  1. #cc2bad
  2. #5dcc2b
  3. #2bcc9a

Analogous

  1. #9a2bcc
  2. #cc2bad
  3. #cc2b5d

Triadic

  1. #cc2bad
  2. #adcc2b
  3. #2badcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc2bad
  2. #cc4a2b
  3. #2bcc4a
  4. #2badcc

Square

  1. #cc2bad
  2. #cc9a2b
  3. #2bcc4a
  4. #2b5dcc

Monochromatic

  1. #4e1042
  2. #8d1e77
  3. #cc2bad
  4. #df65c7
  5. #eca4de

Shades

#cc2bad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc2bad
  2. #b8279c
  3. #a3228a
  4. #8f1e79
  5. #7a1a68
  6. #661657
  7. #521145
  8. #3d0d34
  9. #290923
  10. #140411
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc2bad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc2bad
  2. #d140b5
  3. #d655bd
  4. #db6bc6
  5. #e080ce
  6. #e695d6
  7. #ebaade
  8. #f0bfe6
  9. #f5d5ef
  10. #faeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc2bad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc2bad
  2. #c434a9
  3. #bd3ca4
  4. #b545a0
  5. #ae4d9b
  6. #a65697
  7. #9e5e92
  8. #97678e
  9. #8f6f89
  10. #887885
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f5f8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3265b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b7da9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7366b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c53af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b66ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3328a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc2bad {
  color: #cc2bad;
}
Background
.bg-cc2bad {
  background-color: #cc2bad;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc2bad {
  border: 2px solid #cc2bad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc2bad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 43 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 65% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc2bad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc2bad, #cc2b5d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc2bad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 43 173 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.52 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.57 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 8.75 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.31 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.50 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 11.39 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.98 #33d452 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cc2bad  rgb(204, 43, 173)  hsl(312, 65%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#2bcc4a  rgb(43, 204, 74)  hsl(132, 65%, 48%)  Lime Green
#adcc2b  rgb(173, 204, 43)  hsl(72, 65%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#2badcc  rgb(43, 173, 204)  hsl(192, 65%, 48%)  Moonstone Blue