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#CC3397

#cc3397 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cc3397 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 20% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 25.98% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 320.78°, with 60% saturation and 50% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.51.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1744

Complementary

  1. #cc3397
  2. #33cc68

Split complementary

  1. #cc3397
  2. #4bcc33
  3. #33ccb4

Analogous

  1. #b433cc
  2. #cc3397
  3. #cc334b

Triadic

  1. #cc3397
  2. #97cc33
  3. #3397cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc3397
  2. #cc6833
  3. #33cc68
  4. #3397cc

Square

  1. #cc3397
  2. #ccb433
  3. #33cc68
  4. #334bcc

Monochromatic

  1. #52143c
  2. #8f246a
  3. #cc3397
  4. #db70b6
  5. #ebadd5

Shades

#cc3397 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc3397
  2. #b82e88
  3. #a32979
  4. #8f246a
  5. #7a1f5b
  6. #661a4c
  7. #52143c
  8. #3d0f2d
  9. #290a1e
  10. #14050f
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc3397 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc3397
  2. #d147a1
  3. #d65cac
  4. #db70b6
  5. #e085c1
  6. #e699cb
  7. #ebadd5
  8. #f0c2e0
  9. #f5d6ea
  10. #faebf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc3397 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc3397
  2. #c43b95
  3. #bd4292
  4. #b54a90
  5. #ae528e
  6. #a65a8c
  7. #9e6189
  8. #976987
  9. #8f7185
  10. #887882
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f6083 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #47639a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #767d94 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da3061 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #905499 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a06795 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4317a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc3397 {
  color: #cc3397;
}
Background
.bg-cc3397 {
  background-color: #cc3397;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc3397 {
  border: 2px solid #cc3397;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc3397;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 51 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 321 60% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc3397 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc3397, #cc334b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc3397 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 51 151 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.51 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 4.68 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 7.78 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.51 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 9.61 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 9.99 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 10.83 #33cc68 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cc3397  rgb(204, 51, 151)  hsl(321, 60%, 50%)  Medium Violet Red
#33cc68  rgb(51, 204, 104)  hsl(141, 60%, 50%)  Emerald
#97cc33  rgb(151, 204, 51)  hsl(81, 60%, 50%)  Yellow Green
#3397cc  rgb(51, 151, 204)  hsl(201, 60%, 50%)  Carolina Blue