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#CD00A6

#cd00a6 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cd00a6 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 0% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 19.02% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 311.41°, with 100% saturation and 40.2% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.09.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1573

Complementary

  1. #cd00a6
  2. #00cd27

Split complementary

  1. #cd00a6
  2. #40cd00
  3. #00cd8d

Analogous

  1. #8d00cd
  2. #cd00a6
  3. #cd0040

Triadic

  1. #cd00a6
  2. #a6cd00
  3. #00a6cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd00a6
  2. #cd2700
  3. #00cd27
  4. #00a6cd

Square

  1. #cd00a6
  2. #cd8d00
  3. #00cd27
  4. #0040cd

Monochromatic

  1. #34002a
  2. #810068
  3. #cd00a6
  4. #ff1bd4
  5. #ff67e2

Shades

#cd00a6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd00a6
  2. #b90095
  3. #a40085
  4. #900074
  5. #7b0064
  6. #670053
  7. #520042
  8. #3e0032
  9. #290021
  10. #150011
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd00a6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd00a6
  2. #d21aaf
  3. #d733b8
  4. #dc4dc1
  5. #e166ca
  6. #e680d3
  7. #eb99db
  8. #f0b3e4
  9. #f5cced
  10. #fae6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd00a6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd00a6
  2. #c50da2
  3. #be1a9e
  4. #b6269b
  5. #ae3397
  6. #a74093
  7. #9f4d8f
  8. #975a8b
  9. #8f6688
  10. #887384
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5788 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #215ca9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6878a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da1761 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a48a8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b5fa4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d51082 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd00a6 {
  color: #cd00a6;
}
Background
.bg-cd00a6 {
  background-color: #cd00a6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd00a6 {
  border: 2px solid #cd00a6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd00a6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 0 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd00a6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd00a6, #cd0040);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd00a6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 0 166 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.09 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.45 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.48 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.53 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.63 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.69 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.80 #32ff59 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cd00a6  rgb(205, 0, 166)  hsl(311, 100%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#00cd27  rgb(0, 205, 39)  hsl(131, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#a6cd00  rgb(166, 205, 0)  hsl(71, 100%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#00a6cd  rgb(0, 166, 205)  hsl(191, 100%, 40%)  Bondi Blue