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#CD2AAC

#cd2aac ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd2aac is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 16.47% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.51% magenta, 16.1% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 312.15°, with 65.99% saturation and 48.43% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.32.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1761

Complementary

  1. #cd2aac
  2. #2acd4b

Split complementary

  1. #cd2aac
  2. #5acd2a
  3. #2acd9d

Analogous

  1. #9d2acd
  2. #cd2aac
  3. #cd2a5a

Triadic

  1. #cd2aac
  2. #accd2a
  3. #2aaccd

Tetradic

  1. #cd2aac
  2. #cd4b2a
  3. #2acd4b
  4. #2aaccd

Square

  1. #cd2aac
  2. #cd9d2a
  3. #2acd4b
  4. #2a5acd

Monochromatic

  1. #4e1041
  2. #8e1d77
  3. #cd2aac
  4. #df64c6
  5. #eca4de

Shades

#cd2aac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd2aac
  2. #b9269b
  3. #a4228a
  4. #901d78
  5. #7b1967
  6. #671556
  7. #521145
  8. #3e0d34
  9. #290822
  10. #150411
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd2aac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd2aac
  2. #d23fb4
  3. #d755bd
  4. #dc6ac5
  5. #e17fcd
  6. #e695d6
  7. #ebaade
  8. #f0bfe6
  9. #f5d4ee
  10. #faeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd2aac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd2aac
  2. #c533a8
  3. #be3ba3
  4. #b6449f
  5. #ae4c9a
  6. #a75596
  7. #9f5e92
  8. #97668d
  9. #8f6f89
  10. #887784
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a05f8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3365af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c7da8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9346a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c53ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c66aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d43089 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd2aac {
  color: #cd2aac;
}
Background
.bg-cd2aac {
  background-color: #cd2aac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd2aac {
  border: 2px solid #cd2aac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd2aac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 42 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 66% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd2aac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd2aac, #cd2a5a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd2aac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 42 172 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.32 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.39 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 8.62 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.53 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.73 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 11.17 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.82 #32d553 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cd2aac  rgb(205, 42, 172)  hsl(312, 66%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#2acd4b  rgb(42, 205, 75)  hsl(132, 66%, 48%)  Lime Green
#accd2a  rgb(172, 205, 42)  hsl(72, 66%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#2aaccd  rgb(42, 172, 205)  hsl(192, 66%, 48%)  Moonstone Blue