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#CD16AE

#cd16ae ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd16ae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 8.63% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.27% magenta, 15.12% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 310.16°, with 80.62% saturation and 44.51% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.43.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1661

Complementary

  1. #cd16ae
  2. #16cd35

Split complementary

  1. #cd16ae
  2. #53cd16
  3. #16cd90

Analogous

  1. #9016cd
  2. #cd16ae
  3. #cd1653

Triadic

  1. #cd16ae
  2. #aecd16
  3. #16aecd

Tetradic

  1. #cd16ae
  2. #cd3516
  3. #16cd35
  4. #16aecd

Square

  1. #cd16ae
  2. #cd9016
  3. #16cd35
  4. #1653cd

Monochromatic

  1. #430739
  2. #880f73
  3. #cd16ae
  4. #eb45cf
  5. #f28ae1

Shades

#cd16ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd16ae
  2. #b9149d
  3. #a4128b
  4. #900f7a
  5. #7b0d68
  6. #670b57
  7. #520946
  8. #3e0734
  9. #290423
  10. #150211
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd16ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd16ae
  2. #d22db6
  3. #d745be
  4. #dc5cc6
  5. #e173ce
  6. #e68bd7
  7. #eba2df
  8. #f0b9e7
  9. #f5d0ef
  10. #fae8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd16ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd16ae
  2. #c521a9
  3. #be2ba5
  4. #b636a0
  5. #ae409c
  6. #a74b97
  7. #9f5692
  8. #97608e
  9. #8f6b89
  10. #887585
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5a8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2060b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #677baa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d82968 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a4db0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a62ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d42389 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd16ae {
  color: #cd16ae;
}
Background
.bg-cd16ae {
  background-color: #cd16ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd16ae {
  border: 2px solid #cd16ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd16ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 22 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 81% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd16ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd16ae, #cd1653);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd16ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 22 174 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.43 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.67 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.72 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.75 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.09 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.62 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 12.05 #32e951 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cd16ae  rgb(205, 22, 174)  hsl(310, 81%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#16cd35  rgb(22, 205, 53)  hsl(130, 81%, 45%)  Lime Green
#aecd16  rgb(174, 205, 22)  hsl(70, 81%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#16aecd  rgb(22, 174, 205)  hsl(190, 81%, 45%)  Bondi Blue