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#CD0879

#cd0879 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cd0879 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 3.14% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 96.1% magenta, 40.98% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 325.58°, with 92.49% saturation and 41.76% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.13.

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Web safe#cc0066
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Relative luminance0.1453

Complementary

  1. #cd0879
  2. #08cd5c

Split complementary

  1. #cd0879
  2. #17cd08
  3. #08cdbe

Analogous

  1. #be08cd
  2. #cd0879
  3. #cd0817

Triadic

  1. #cd0879
  2. #79cd08
  3. #0879cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd0879
  2. #cd5c08
  3. #08cd5c
  4. #0879cd

Square

  1. #cd0879
  2. #cdbe08
  3. #08cd5c
  4. #0817cd

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0222
  2. #83054e
  3. #cd0879
  4. #f72ba0
  5. #fa74c1

Shades

#cd0879 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd0879
  2. #b9076d
  3. #a40661
  4. #900655
  5. #7b0549
  6. #67043d
  7. #520330
  8. #3e0224
  9. #290218
  10. #15010c
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd0879 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd0879
  2. #d22186
  3. #d73994
  4. #dc52a1
  5. #e16baf
  6. #e684bc
  7. #eb9cc9
  8. #f0b5d7
  9. #f5cee4
  10. #fae6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd0879 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd0879
  2. #c5147a
  3. #be207a
  4. #b62c7b
  5. #ae387c
  6. #a7447d
  7. #9f507d
  8. #975c7e
  9. #8f687f
  10. #88747f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5471 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #43557b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #767675 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de0047 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90437a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a05d77 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8005f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd0879 {
  color: #cd0879;
}
Background
.bg-cd0879 {
  background-color: #cd0879;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd0879 {
  border: 2px solid #cd0879;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd0879;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 8 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 326 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd0879 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd0879, #cd0817);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd0879 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 8 121 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.13 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 4.67 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 6.03 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.34 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 8.48 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 8.74 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 9.40 #32f786 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cd0879  rgb(205, 8, 121)  hsl(326, 92%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#08cd5c  rgb(8, 205, 92)  hsl(146, 92%, 42%)  Malachite
#79cd08  rgb(121, 205, 8)  hsl(86, 92%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#0879cd  rgb(8, 121, 205)  hsl(206, 92%, 42%)  True Blue