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#CD159B

#cd159b ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd159b is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 8.24% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.76% magenta, 24.39% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 316.3°, with 81.42% saturation and 44.31% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.1.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1588

Complementary

  1. #cd159b
  2. #15cd47

Split complementary

  1. #cd159b
  2. #3fcd15
  3. #15cda3

Analogous

  1. #a315cd
  2. #cd159b
  3. #cd153f

Triadic

  1. #cd159b
  2. #9bcd15
  3. #159bcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd159b
  2. #cd4715
  3. #15cd47
  4. #159bcd

Square

  1. #cd159b
  2. #cda315
  3. #15cd47
  4. #153fcd

Monochromatic

  1. #420732
  2. #880e67
  3. #cd159b
  4. #ec43be
  5. #f388d6

Shades

#cd159b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd159b
  2. #b9138c
  3. #a4117c
  4. #900f6d
  5. #7b0d5d
  6. #670b4e
  7. #52083e
  8. #3e062f
  9. #29041f
  10. #150210
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd159b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd159b
  2. #d22ca5
  3. #d744af
  4. #dc5bb9
  5. #e173c3
  6. #e68acd
  7. #eba1d7
  8. #f0b9e1
  9. #f5d0eb
  10. #fae8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd159b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd159b
  2. #c52098
  3. #be2a96
  4. #b63593
  5. #ae4090
  6. #a74b8e
  7. #9f558b
  8. #976088
  9. #8f6b85
  10. #887583
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5883 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #335d9e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e7997 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db155c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d4a9d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d6099 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5157a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd159b {
  color: #cd159b;
}
Background
.bg-cd159b {
  background-color: #cd159b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd159b {
  border: 2px solid #cd159b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd159b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 21 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 81% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd159b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd159b, #cd153f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd159b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 21 155 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.10 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.57 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.63 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.46 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.38 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.41 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 11.57 #32ea64 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cd159b  rgb(205, 21, 155)  hsl(316, 81%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#15cd47  rgb(21, 205, 71)  hsl(136, 81%, 44%)  Lime Green
#9bcd15  rgb(155, 205, 21)  hsl(76, 81%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#159bcd  rgb(21, 155, 205)  hsl(196, 81%, 44%)  Carolina Blue