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#CD09AD

#cd09ad ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cd09ad is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 3.53% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.61% magenta, 15.61% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 309.8°, with 91.59% saturation and 41.96% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.26.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1619

Complementary

  1. #cd09ad
  2. #09cd29

Split complementary

  1. #cd09ad
  2. #4bcd09
  3. #09cd8b

Analogous

  1. #8b09cd
  2. #cd09ad
  3. #cd094b

Triadic

  1. #cd09ad
  2. #adcd09
  3. #09adcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd09ad
  2. #cd2909
  3. #09cd29
  4. #09adcd

Square

  1. #cd09ad
  2. #cd8b09
  3. #09cd29
  4. #094bcd

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0331
  2. #84066f
  3. #cd09ad
  4. #f62dd5
  5. #f976e4

Shades

#cd09ad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd09ad
  2. #b9089c
  3. #a4078a
  4. #900679
  5. #7b0568
  6. #670557
  7. #520445
  8. #3e0334
  9. #290223
  10. #150111
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd09ad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd09ad
  2. #d222b5
  3. #d73abd
  4. #dc53c6
  5. #e16bce
  6. #e684d6
  7. #eb9dde
  8. #f0b5e6
  9. #f5ceef
  10. #fae6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd09ad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd09ad
  2. #c515a9
  3. #be21a4
  4. #b62da0
  5. #ae399b
  6. #a74597
  7. #9f5092
  8. #975c8e
  9. #8f6889
  10. #887485
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e588d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1a5fb1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6579a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d92266 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #894aaf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a60ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d41b88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd09ad {
  color: #cd09ad;
}
Background
.bg-cd09ad {
  background-color: #cd09ad;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd09ad {
  border: 2px solid #cd09ad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd09ad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 9 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd09ad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd09ad, #cd094b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd09ad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 9 173 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.26 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.93 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.01 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.12 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.56 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.55 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 12.00 #32f652 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cd09ad  rgb(205, 9, 173)  hsl(310, 92%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#09cd29  rgb(9, 205, 41)  hsl(130, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#adcd09  rgb(173, 205, 9)  hsl(70, 92%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#09adcd  rgb(9, 173, 205)  hsl(190, 92%, 42%)  Bondi Blue