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#CD059A

#cd059a ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cd059a is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 1.96% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.56% magenta, 24.88% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 315.3°, with 95.24% saturation and 41.18% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.95.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1542

Complementary

  1. #cd059a
  2. #05cd38

Split complementary

  1. #cd059a
  2. #36cd05
  3. #05cd9c

Analogous

  1. #9c05cd
  2. #cd059a
  3. #cd0536

Triadic

  1. #cd059a
  2. #9acd05
  3. #059acd

Tetradic

  1. #cd059a
  2. #cd3805
  3. #05cd38
  4. #059acd

Square

  1. #cd059a
  2. #cd9c05
  3. #05cd38
  4. #0536cd

Monochromatic

  1. #38012a
  2. #820362
  3. #cd059a
  4. #fa25c3
  5. #fc70d8

Shades

#cd059a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd059a
  2. #b9058b
  3. #a4047b
  4. #90046c
  5. #7b035c
  6. #67034d
  7. #52023e
  8. #3e022e
  9. #29011f
  10. #15010f
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd059a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd059a
  2. #d21ea4
  3. #d737ae
  4. #dc50b8
  5. #e169c2
  6. #e682cd
  7. #eb9bd7
  8. #f0b4e1
  9. #f5cdeb
  10. #fae6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd059a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd059a
  2. #c51197
  3. #be1e95
  4. #b62a92
  5. #ae3690
  6. #a7438d
  7. #9f4f8a
  8. #975b88
  9. #8f6785
  10. #887483
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5682 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f5a9d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d7896 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db045a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c479c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d5e98 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d60479 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd059a {
  color: #cd059a;
}
Background
.bg-cd059a {
  background-color: #cd059a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd059a {
  border: 2px solid #cd059a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd059a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 5 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 95% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd059a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd059a, #cd0536);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd059a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 5 154 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.95 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.10 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.84 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.99 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.42 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.58 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 12.10 #32fa65 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cd059a  rgb(205, 5, 154)  hsl(315, 95%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#05cd38  rgb(5, 205, 56)  hsl(135, 95%, 41%)  Lime Green
#9acd05  rgb(154, 205, 5)  hsl(75, 95%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#059acd  rgb(5, 154, 205)  hsl(195, 95%, 41%)  Carolina Blue