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#CD26AE

#cd26ae ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd26ae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 14.9% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.46% magenta, 15.12% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 311.14°, with 68.72% saturation and 47.65% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.57.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1742

Complementary

  1. #cd26ae
  2. #26cd45

Split complementary

  1. #cd26ae
  2. #5bcd26
  3. #26cd99

Analogous

  1. #9926cd
  2. #cd26ae
  3. #cd265b

Triadic

  1. #cd26ae
  2. #aecd26
  3. #26aecd

Tetradic

  1. #cd26ae
  2. #cd4526
  3. #26cd45
  4. #26aecd

Square

  1. #cd26ae
  2. #cd9926
  3. #26cd45
  4. #265bcd

Monochromatic

  1. #4c0e40
  2. #8c1a77
  3. #cd26ae
  4. #e15ec9
  5. #ed9fdf

Shades

#cd26ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd26ae
  2. #b9229d
  3. #a41e8b
  4. #901b7a
  5. #7b1768
  6. #671357
  7. #520f46
  8. #3e0b34
  9. #290823
  10. #150411
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd26ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd26ae
  2. #d23cb6
  3. #d751be
  4. #dc67c6
  5. #e17dce
  6. #e693d7
  7. #eba8df
  8. #f0bee7
  9. #f5d4ef
  10. #fae9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd26ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd26ae
  2. #c52fa9
  3. #be38a5
  4. #b641a0
  5. #ae4a9c
  6. #a75397
  7. #9f5c92
  8. #97658e
  9. #8f6e89
  10. #887785
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f5e8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d64b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a7daa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8336a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b52b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c65ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d42e8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd26ae {
  color: #cd26ae;
}
Background
.bg-cd26ae {
  background-color: #cd26ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd26ae {
  border: 2px solid #cd26ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd26ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 38 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 69% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd26ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd26ae, #cd265b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd26ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 38 174 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.57 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 8.83 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.92 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.43 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.61 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 11.58 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 12.10 #32d951 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cd26ae  rgb(205, 38, 174)  hsl(311, 69%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#26cd45  rgb(38, 205, 69)  hsl(131, 69%, 48%)  Lime Green
#aecd26  rgb(174, 205, 38)  hsl(71, 69%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#26aecd  rgb(38, 174, 205)  hsl(191, 69%, 48%)  Moonstone Blue