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#CD00A7

#cd00a7 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cd00a7 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 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 18.54% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 311.12°, 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 6.27.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1577

Complementary

  1. #cd00a7
  2. #00cd26

Split complementary

  1. #cd00a7
  2. #41cd00
  3. #00cd8d

Analogous

  1. #8d00cd
  2. #cd00a7
  3. #cd0041

Triadic

  1. #cd00a7
  2. #a7cd00
  3. #00a7cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd00a7
  2. #cd2600
  3. #00cd26
  4. #00a7cd

Square

  1. #cd00a7
  2. #cd8d00
  3. #00cd26
  4. #0041cd

Monochromatic

  1. #34002a
  2. #810069
  3. #cd00a7
  4. #ff1bd5
  5. #ff67e3

Shades

#cd00a7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd00a7
  2. #b90096
  3. #a40086
  4. #900075
  5. #7b0064
  6. #670054
  7. #520043
  8. #3e0032
  9. #290021
  10. #150011
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd00a7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd00a7
  2. #d21ab0
  3. #d733b9
  4. #dc4dc1
  5. #e166ca
  6. #e680d3
  7. #eb99dc
  8. #f0b3e5
  9. #f5cced
  10. #fae6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd00a7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd00a7
  2. #c50da3
  3. #be1a9f
  4. #b6269b
  5. #ae3397
  6. #a74094
  7. #9f4d90
  8. #975a8c
  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 #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5789 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f5daa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6778a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d91861 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a48a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b5fa5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d51183 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd00a7 {
  color: #cd00a7;
}
Background
.bg-cd00a7 {
  background-color: #cd00a7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd00a7 {
  border: 2px solid #cd00a7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd00a7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 0 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd00a7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd00a7, #cd0041);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd00a7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 0 167 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.27 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.56 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.41 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.50 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.50 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.73 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.95 #32ff58 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cd00a7  rgb(205, 0, 167)  hsl(311, 100%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#00cd26  rgb(0, 205, 38)  hsl(131, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#a7cd00  rgb(167, 205, 0)  hsl(71, 100%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#00a7cd  rgb(0, 167, 205)  hsl(191, 100%, 40%)  Bondi Blue