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#CD2181

#cd2181 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd2181 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 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.9% magenta, 37.07% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 326.51°, 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 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 2.61.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1565

Complementary

  1. #cd2181
  2. #21cd6d

Split complementary

  1. #cd2181
  2. #2bcd21
  3. #21cdc3

Analogous

  1. #c321cd
  2. #cd2181
  3. #cd212b

Triadic

  1. #cd2181
  2. #81cd21
  3. #2181cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd2181
  2. #cd6d21
  3. #21cd6d
  4. #2181cd

Square

  1. #cd2181
  2. #cdc321
  3. #21cd6d
  4. #212bcd

Monochromatic

  1. #490c2e
  2. #8b1658
  3. #cd2181
  4. #e457a5
  5. #ef99c9

Shades

#cd2181 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd2181
  2. #b91e74
  3. #a41a67
  4. #90175a
  5. #7b144d
  6. #671141
  7. #520d34
  8. #3e0a27
  9. #29071a
  10. #15030d
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd2181 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd2181
  2. #d2378e
  3. #d74d9a
  4. #dc64a7
  5. #e17ab3
  6. #e690c0
  7. #eba6cd
  8. #f0bcd9
  9. #f5d3e6
  10. #fae9f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd2181 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd2181
  2. #c52b81
  3. #be3481
  4. #b63e81
  5. #ae4781
  6. #a75181
  7. #9f5a80
  8. #976480
  9. #8f6d80
  10. #887780
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5976 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #485b83 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #78797d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd0050 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #914a82 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1627f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d71067 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd2181 {
  color: #cd2181;
}
Background
.bg-cd2181 {
  background-color: #cd2181;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd2181 {
  border: 2px solid #cd2181;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd2181;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 33 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 327 72% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd2181 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd2181, #cd212b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd2181 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 33 129 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 2.61 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 4.41 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 5.58 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 6.81 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 8.94 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.84 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 10.11 #32de7e Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cd2181  rgb(205, 33, 129)  hsl(327, 72%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#21cd6d  rgb(33, 205, 109)  hsl(147, 72%, 47%)  Emerald
#81cd21  rgb(129, 205, 33)  hsl(87, 72%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#2181cd  rgb(33, 129, 205)  hsl(207, 72%, 47%)  Steel Blue