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#CD217E

#cd217e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd217e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 12.94% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.9% magenta, 38.54% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 327.56°, with 72.27% saturation and 46.67% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.09.

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Relative luminance0.1557

Complementary

  1. #cd217e
  2. #21cd70

Split complementary

  1. #cd217e
  2. #28cd21
  3. #21cdc6

Analogous

  1. #c621cd
  2. #cd217e
  3. #cd2128

Triadic

  1. #cd217e
  2. #7ecd21
  3. #217ecd

Tetradic

  1. #cd217e
  2. #cd7021
  3. #21cd70
  4. #217ecd

Square

  1. #cd217e
  2. #cdc621
  3. #21cd70
  4. #2128cd

Monochromatic

  1. #490c2d
  2. #8b1656
  3. #cd217e
  4. #e457a3
  5. #ef99c7

Shades

#cd217e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd217e
  2. #b91e71
  3. #a41a65
  4. #901758
  5. #7b144c
  6. #67113f
  7. #520d32
  8. #3e0a26
  9. #290719
  10. #15030d
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd217e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd217e
  2. #d2378b
  3. #d74d98
  4. #dc64a5
  5. #e17ab2
  6. #e690bf
  7. #eba6cb
  8. #f0bcd8
  9. #f5d3e5
  10. #fae9f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd217e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd217e
  2. #c52b7e
  3. #be347e
  4. #b63e7f
  5. #ae477f
  6. #a7517f
  7. #9f5a7f
  8. #97647f
  9. #8f6d80
  10. #887780
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5975 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #495a80 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #79797a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de004e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #914a7f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1617c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d70e65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd217e {
  color: #cd217e;
}
Background
.bg-cd217e {
  background-color: #cd217e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd217e {
  border: 2px solid #cd217e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd217e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 33 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 328 72% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd217e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd217e, #cd2128);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd217e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 33 126 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.09 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 3.88 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 5.76 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 6.18 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 8.41 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 9.50 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.61 #32de81 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cd217e  rgb(205, 33, 126)  hsl(328, 72%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#21cd70  rgb(33, 205, 112)  hsl(148, 72%, 47%)  Emerald
#7ecd21  rgb(126, 205, 33)  hsl(88, 72%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#217ecd  rgb(33, 126, 205)  hsl(208, 72%, 47%)  Tufts Blue