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#CD05AA

#cd05aa ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cd05aa 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 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.56% magenta, 17.07% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 310.5°, 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.76.

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Relative luminance0.1599

Complementary

  1. #cd05aa
  2. #05cd28

Split complementary

  1. #cd05aa
  2. #46cd05
  3. #05cd8c

Analogous

  1. #8c05cd
  2. #cd05aa
  3. #cd0546

Triadic

  1. #cd05aa
  2. #aacd05
  3. #05aacd

Tetradic

  1. #cd05aa
  2. #cd2805
  3. #05cd28
  4. #05aacd

Square

  1. #cd05aa
  2. #cd8c05
  3. #05cd28
  4. #0546cd

Monochromatic

  1. #38012e
  2. #82036c
  3. #cd05aa
  4. #fa25d4
  5. #fc70e3

Shades

#cd05aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd05aa
  2. #b90599
  3. #a40488
  4. #900477
  5. #7b0366
  6. #670355
  7. #520244
  8. #3e0233
  9. #290122
  10. #150111
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd05aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd05aa
  2. #d21eb3
  3. #d737bb
  4. #dc50c4
  5. #e169cc
  6. #e682d5
  7. #eb9bdd
  8. #f0b4e6
  9. #f5cdee
  10. #fae6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd05aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd05aa
  2. #c511a6
  3. #be1ea2
  4. #b62a9d
  5. #ae3699
  6. #a74395
  7. #9f4f91
  8. #975b8d
  9. #8f6788
  10. #887484
  11. #808080

Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e588b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1d5ead ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6679a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d91e63 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8949ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5fa8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d41785 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd05aa {
  color: #cd05aa;
}
Background
.bg-cd05aa {
  background-color: #cd05aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd05aa {
  border: 2px solid #cd05aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd05aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 5 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 95% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd05aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd05aa, #cd0546);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd05aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 5 170 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.76 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.76 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.15 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.28 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.02 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.85 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.87 #32fa55 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cd05aa  rgb(205, 5, 170)  hsl(311, 95%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#05cd28  rgb(5, 205, 40)  hsl(131, 95%, 41%)  Lime Green
#aacd05  rgb(170, 205, 5)  hsl(71, 95%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#05aacd  rgb(5, 170, 205)  hsl(191, 95%, 41%)  Bondi Blue