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#CD03A3

#cd03a3 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cd03a3 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 1.18% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.54% magenta, 20.49% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 312.48°, with 97.12% saturation and 40.78% 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 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.56.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1569

Complementary

  1. #cd03a3
  2. #03cd2d

Split complementary

  1. #cd03a3
  2. #3ecd03
  3. #03cd92

Analogous

  1. #9203cd
  2. #cd03a3
  3. #cd033e

Triadic

  1. #cd03a3
  2. #a3cd03
  3. #03a3cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd03a3
  2. #cd2d03
  3. #03cd2d
  4. #03a3cd

Square

  1. #cd03a3
  2. #cd9203
  3. #03cd2d
  4. #033ecd

Monochromatic

  1. #36012b
  2. #820267
  3. #cd03a3
  4. #fc21ce
  5. #fd6cdf

Shades

#cd03a3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd03a3
  2. #b90393
  3. #a40282
  4. #900272
  5. #7b0262
  6. #670252
  7. #520141
  8. #3e0131
  9. #290121
  10. #150010
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd03a3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd03a3
  2. #d21cac
  3. #d735b5
  4. #dc4fbf
  5. #e168c8
  6. #e681d1
  7. #eb9ada
  8. #f0b3e3
  9. #f5cded
  10. #fae6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd03a3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd03a3
  2. #c510a0
  3. #be1c9c
  4. #b62999
  5. #ae3595
  6. #a74292
  7. #9f4e8e
  8. #975b8b
  9. #8f6787
  10. #887484
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5787 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #255ca6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #69789f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da145f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a48a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b5fa1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d50f80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd03a3 {
  color: #cd03a3;
}
Background
.bg-cd03a3 {
  background-color: #cd03a3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd03a3 {
  border: 2px solid #cd03a3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd03a3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 3 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 97% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd03a3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd03a3, #cd033e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd03a3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 3 163 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.56 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.05 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.56 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.71 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.29 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.58 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.97 #32fc5c Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cd03a3  rgb(205, 3, 163)  hsl(312, 97%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#03cd2d  rgb(3, 205, 45)  hsl(132, 97%, 41%)  Lime Green
#a3cd03  rgb(163, 205, 3)  hsl(72, 97%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#03a3cd  rgb(3, 163, 205)  hsl(192, 97%, 41%)  Bondi Blue