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#CD14AA

#cd14aa ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd14aa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 7.84% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.24% magenta, 17.07% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 311.35°, with 82.22% saturation and 44.12% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.74.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1638

Complementary

  1. #cd14aa
  2. #14cd37

Split complementary

  1. #cd14aa
  2. #4ecd14
  3. #14cd94

Analogous

  1. #9414cd
  2. #cd14aa
  3. #cd144e

Triadic

  1. #cd14aa
  2. #aacd14
  3. #14aacd

Tetradic

  1. #cd14aa
  2. #cd3714
  3. #14cd37
  4. #14aacd

Square

  1. #cd14aa
  2. #cd9414
  3. #14cd37
  4. #144ecd

Monochromatic

  1. #420636
  2. #870d70
  3. #cd14aa
  4. #ec41cc
  5. #f387df

Shades

#cd14aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd14aa
  2. #b91299
  3. #a41088
  4. #900e77
  5. #7b0c66
  6. #670a55
  7. #520844
  8. #3e0633
  9. #290422
  10. #150211
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd14aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd14aa
  2. #d22cb3
  3. #d743bb
  4. #dc5bc4
  5. #e172cc
  6. #e68ad5
  7. #eba1dd
  8. #f0b9e6
  9. #f5d0ee
  10. #fae8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd14aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd14aa
  2. #c51fa6
  3. #be2aa2
  4. #b6349d
  5. #ae3f99
  6. #a74a95
  7. #9f5591
  8. #97608d
  9. #8f6a88
  10. #887584
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5a8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #245fad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #687aa6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d92465 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a4cac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b61a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d41f86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd14aa {
  color: #cd14aa;
}
Background
.bg-cd14aa {
  background-color: #cd14aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd14aa {
  border: 2px solid #cd14aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd14aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 20 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 82% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd14aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd14aa, #cd144e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd14aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 20 170 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.74 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.31 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.83 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.03 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.67 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.84 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 12.06 #32eb55 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cd14aa  rgb(205, 20, 170)  hsl(311, 82%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#14cd37  rgb(20, 205, 55)  hsl(131, 82%, 44%)  Lime Green
#aacd14  rgb(170, 205, 20)  hsl(71, 82%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#14aacd  rgb(20, 170, 205)  hsl(191, 82%, 44%)  Bondi Blue