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#CD0CAA

#cd0caa ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cd0caa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 4.71% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.15% magenta, 17.07% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 310.88°, with 88.94% saturation and 42.55% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.75.

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Relative luminance0.1614

Complementary

  1. #cd0caa
  2. #0ccd2f

Split complementary

  1. #cd0caa
  2. #4acd0c
  3. #0ccd90

Analogous

  1. #900ccd
  2. #cd0caa
  3. #cd0c4a

Triadic

  1. #cd0caa
  2. #aacd0c
  3. #0caacd

Tetradic

  1. #cd0caa
  2. #cd2f0c
  3. #0ccd2f
  4. #0caacd

Square

  1. #cd0caa
  2. #cd900c
  3. #0ccd2f
  4. #0c4acd

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0432
  2. #85086e
  3. #cd0caa
  4. #f332d0
  5. #f77be1

Shades

#cd0caa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd0caa
  2. #b90b99
  3. #a40a88
  4. #900877
  5. #7b0766
  6. #670655
  7. #520544
  8. #3e0433
  9. #290222
  10. #150111
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd0caa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd0caa
  2. #d224b3
  3. #d73dbb
  4. #dc55c4
  5. #e16dcc
  6. #e686d5
  7. #eb9edd
  8. #f0b6e6
  9. #f5ceee
  10. #fae7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd0caa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd0caa
  2. #c518a6
  3. #be23a2
  4. #b62f9d
  5. #ae3a99
  6. #a74695
  7. #9f5291
  8. #975d8d
  9. #8f6988
  10. #887484
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e588b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #205ead ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6779a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d92164 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a4aac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b60a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d41a86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd0caa {
  color: #cd0caa;
}
Background
.bg-cd0caa {
  background-color: #cd0caa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd0caa {
  border: 2px solid #cd0caa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd0caa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 12 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 89% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd0caa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd0caa, #cd0c4a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd0caa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 12 170 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.75 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.58 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.10 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.10 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.88 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.84 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.94 #32f355 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cd0caa  rgb(205, 12, 170)  hsl(311, 89%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#0ccd2f  rgb(12, 205, 47)  hsl(131, 89%, 43%)  Lime Green
#aacd0c  rgb(170, 205, 12)  hsl(71, 89%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#0caacd  rgb(12, 170, 205)  hsl(191, 89%, 43%)  Bondi Blue