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#CD079D

#cd079d ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cd079d is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 2.75% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 96.59% magenta, 23.41% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 314.55°, with 93.4% saturation and 41.57% 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.48.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1557

Complementary

  1. #cd079d
  2. #07cd37

Split complementary

  1. #cd079d
  2. #3acd07
  3. #07cd9a

Analogous

  1. #9a07cd
  2. #cd079d
  3. #cd073a

Triadic

  1. #cd079d
  2. #9dcd07
  3. #079dcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd079d
  2. #cd3707
  3. #07cd37
  4. #079dcd

Square

  1. #cd079d
  2. #cd9a07
  3. #07cd37
  4. #073acd

Monochromatic

  1. #39022c
  2. #830464
  3. #cd079d
  4. #f829c6
  5. #fa73d9

Shades

#cd079d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd079d
  2. #b9068d
  3. #a4067e
  4. #90056e
  5. #7b045e
  6. #67044f
  7. #52033f
  8. #3e022f
  9. #29011f
  10. #150110
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd079d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd079d
  2. #d220a7
  3. #d739b1
  4. #dc51ba
  5. #e16ac4
  6. #e683ce
  7. #eb9cd8
  8. #f0b5e2
  9. #f5cdeb
  10. #fae6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd079d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd079d
  2. #c5139a
  3. #be1f97
  4. #b62b94
  5. #ae3791
  6. #a7448f
  7. #9f508c
  8. #975c89
  9. #8f6886
  10. #887483
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5783 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d5ba0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c7899 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db0d5c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b479f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c5f9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d50a7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd079d {
  color: #cd079d;
}
Background
.bg-cd079d {
  background-color: #cd079d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd079d {
  border: 2px solid #cd079d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd079d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 7 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 93% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd079d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd079d, #cd073a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd079d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 7 157 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.48 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.32 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.28 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.76 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.25 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.44 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 12.13 #32f862 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cd079d  rgb(205, 7, 157)  hsl(315, 93%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#07cd37  rgb(7, 205, 55)  hsl(135, 93%, 42%)  Lime Green
#9dcd07  rgb(157, 205, 7)  hsl(75, 93%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#079dcd  rgb(7, 157, 205)  hsl(195, 93%, 42%)  Bondi Blue