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#CC2E99

#cc2e99 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cc2e99 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 18.04% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.45% magenta, 25% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 319.37°, with 63.2% saturation and 49.02% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.38.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1709

Complementary

  1. #cc2e99
  2. #2ecc61

Split complementary

  1. #cc2e99
  2. #4acc2e
  3. #2eccb0

Analogous

  1. #b02ecc
  2. #cc2e99
  3. #cc2e4a

Triadic

  1. #cc2e99
  2. #99cc2e
  3. #2e99cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc2e99
  2. #cc612e
  3. #2ecc61
  4. #2e99cc

Square

  1. #cc2e99
  2. #ccb02e
  3. #2ecc61
  4. #2e4acc

Monochromatic

  1. #4f123b
  2. #8e206a
  3. #cc2e99
  4. #dd69b8
  5. #eba8d5

Shades

#cc2e99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc2e99
  2. #b8298a
  3. #a3257a
  4. #8f206b
  5. #7a1c5c
  6. #66174d
  7. #52123d
  8. #3d0e2e
  9. #29091f
  10. #14050f
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc2e99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc2e99
  2. #d143a3
  3. #d658ad
  4. #db6db8
  5. #e082c2
  6. #e697cc
  7. #ebabd6
  8. #f0c0e0
  9. #f5d5eb
  10. #faeaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc2e99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc2e99
  2. #c43697
  3. #bd3e94
  4. #b54792
  5. #ae4f8f
  6. #a6578d
  7. #9e5f8a
  8. #976788
  9. #8f7085
  10. #887883
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5f84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #43629c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #737c95 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da2c61 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f529b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f6697 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d42d7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc2e99 {
  color: #cc2e99;
}
Background
.bg-cc2e99 {
  background-color: #cc2e99;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc2e99 {
  border: 2px solid #cc2e99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc2e99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 46 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 319 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc2e99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc2e99, #cc2e4a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc2e99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 46 153 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.38 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 5.49 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.39 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.58 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 10.08 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 10.51 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 11.30 #33d166 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cc2e99  rgb(204, 46, 153)  hsl(319, 63%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#2ecc61  rgb(46, 204, 97)  hsl(139, 63%, 49%)  Emerald
#99cc2e  rgb(153, 204, 46)  hsl(79, 63%, 49%)  Yellow Green
#2e99cc  rgb(46, 153, 204)  hsl(199, 63%, 49%)  Carolina Blue