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#CD15AA

#cd15aa ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd15aa 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 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.76% magenta, 17.07% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 311.41°, 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.75.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1642

Complementary

  1. #cd15aa
  2. #15cd38

Split complementary

  1. #cd15aa
  2. #4ecd15
  3. #15cd94

Analogous

  1. #9415cd
  2. #cd15aa
  3. #cd154e

Triadic

  1. #cd15aa
  2. #aacd15
  3. #15aacd

Tetradic

  1. #cd15aa
  2. #cd3815
  3. #15cd38
  4. #15aacd

Square

  1. #cd15aa
  2. #cd9415
  3. #15cd38
  4. #154ecd

Monochromatic

  1. #420737
  2. #880e70
  3. #cd15aa
  4. #ec43cc
  5. #f388df

Shades

#cd15aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd15aa
  2. #b91399
  3. #a41188
  4. #900f77
  5. #7b0d66
  6. #670b55
  7. #520844
  8. #3e0633
  9. #290422
  10. #150211
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd15aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd15aa
  2. #d22cb3
  3. #d744bb
  4. #dc5bc4
  5. #e173cc
  6. #e68ad5
  7. #eba1dd
  8. #f0b9e6
  9. #f5d0ee
  10. #fae8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd15aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd15aa
  2. #c520a6
  3. #be2aa2
  4. #b6359d
  5. #ae4099
  6. #a74b95
  7. #9f5591
  8. #97608d
  9. #8f6b88
  10. #887584
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.9:1 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 #255fad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #687aa6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d92565 ≈ 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-cd15aa {
  color: #cd15aa;
}
Background
.bg-cd15aa {
  background-color: #cd15aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd15aa {
  border: 2px solid #cd15aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd15aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 21 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 81% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd15aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd15aa, #cd154e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd15aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 21 170 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.75 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.27 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.79 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.02 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.64 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.84 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 12.05 #32ea55 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cd15aa  rgb(205, 21, 170)  hsl(311, 81%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#15cd38  rgb(21, 205, 56)  hsl(131, 81%, 44%)  Lime Green
#aacd15  rgb(170, 205, 21)  hsl(71, 81%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#15aacd  rgb(21, 170, 205)  hsl(191, 81%, 44%)  Bondi Blue