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#CD159D

#cd159d ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd159d 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 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.76% magenta, 23.41% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 315.65°, 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.46.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1595

Complementary

  1. #cd159d
  2. #15cd45

Split complementary

  1. #cd159d
  2. #41cd15
  3. #15cda1

Analogous

  1. #a115cd
  2. #cd159d
  3. #cd1541

Triadic

  1. #cd159d
  2. #9dcd15
  3. #159dcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd159d
  2. #cd4515
  3. #15cd45
  4. #159dcd

Square

  1. #cd159d
  2. #cda115
  3. #15cd45
  4. #1541cd

Monochromatic

  1. #420733
  2. #880e68
  3. #cd159d
  4. #ec43c0
  5. #f388d7

Shades

#cd159d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd159d
  2. #b9138d
  3. #a4117e
  4. #900f6e
  5. #7b0d5e
  6. #670b4f
  7. #52083f
  8. #3e062f
  9. #29041f
  10. #150210
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd159d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd159d
  2. #d22ca7
  3. #d744b1
  4. #dc5bba
  5. #e173c4
  6. #e68ace
  7. #eba1d8
  8. #f0b9e2
  9. #f5d0eb
  10. #fae8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd159d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd159d
  2. #c5209a
  3. #be2a97
  4. #b63594
  5. #ae4091
  6. #a74b8f
  7. #9f558c
  8. #976089
  9. #8f6b86
  10. #887583
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5884 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #325da0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d7999 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db185d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c4a9f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d609b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5177c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd159d {
  color: #cd159d;
}
Background
.bg-cd159d {
  background-color: #cd159d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd159d {
  border: 2px solid #cd159d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd159d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 21 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 81% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd159d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd159d, #cd1541);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd159d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 21 157 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.46 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.78 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.96 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.34 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.16 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.43 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 11.63 #32ea62 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cd159d  rgb(205, 21, 157)  hsl(316, 81%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#15cd45  rgb(21, 205, 69)  hsl(136, 81%, 44%)  Lime Green
#9dcd15  rgb(157, 205, 21)  hsl(76, 81%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#159dcd  rgb(21, 157, 205)  hsl(196, 81%, 44%)  Bondi Blue