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#CD239E

#cd239e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd239e is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 13.73% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.93% magenta, 22.93% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 316.59°, with 70.83% saturation and 47.06% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.78.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1665

Complementary

  1. #cd239e
  2. #23cd52

Split complementary

  1. #cd239e
  2. #49cd23
  3. #23cda7

Analogous

  1. #a723cd
  2. #cd239e
  3. #cd2349

Triadic

  1. #cd239e
  2. #9ecd23
  3. #239ecd

Tetradic

  1. #cd239e
  2. #cd5223
  3. #23cd52
  4. #239ecd

Square

  1. #cd239e
  2. #cda723
  3. #23cd52
  4. #2349cd

Monochromatic

  1. #4a0d39
  2. #8c186c
  3. #cd239e
  4. #e35abd
  5. #ee9bd7

Shades

#cd239e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd239e
  2. #b9208e
  3. #a41c7e
  4. #90196f
  5. #7b155f
  6. #67124f
  7. #520e3f
  8. #3e0b2f
  9. #290720
  10. #150410
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd239e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd239e
  2. #d239a8
  3. #d74fb1
  4. #dc65bb
  5. #e17bc5
  6. #e691cf
  7. #eba7d8
  8. #f0bde2
  9. #f5d3ec
  10. #fae9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd239e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd239e
  2. #c52c9b
  3. #be3698
  4. #b63f95
  5. #ae4892
  6. #a7528f
  7. #9f5b8c
  8. #976489
  9. #8f6d86
  10. #887783
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5c86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3960a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #707b9a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da2561 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e4ea0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e639c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5247e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd239e {
  color: #cd239e;
}
Background
.bg-cd239e {
  background-color: #cd239e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd239e {
  border: 2px solid #cd239e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd239e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 35 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 317 71% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd239e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd239e, #cd2349);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd239e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 35 158 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.78 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.99 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.63 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.65 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 10.86 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.99 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 11.42 #32dc61 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cd239e  rgb(205, 35, 158)  hsl(317, 71%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#23cd52  rgb(35, 205, 82)  hsl(137, 71%, 47%)  Malachite
#9ecd23  rgb(158, 205, 35)  hsl(77, 71%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#239ecd  rgb(35, 158, 205)  hsl(197, 71%, 47%)  Carolina Blue