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#CD2D9D

#cd2d9d ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd2d9d is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 17.65% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.05% magenta, 23.41% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 318°, with 64% saturation and 49.02% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.98.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1729

Complementary

  1. #cd2d9d
  2. #2dcd5d

Split complementary

  1. #cd2d9d
  2. #4dcd2d
  3. #2dcdad

Analogous

  1. #ad2dcd
  2. #cd2d9d
  3. #cd2d4d

Triadic

  1. #cd2d9d
  2. #9dcd2d
  3. #2d9dcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd2d9d
  2. #cd5d2d
  3. #2dcd5d
  4. #2d9dcd

Square

  1. #cd2d9d
  2. #cdad2d
  3. #2dcd5d
  4. #2d4dcd

Monochromatic

  1. #50113d
  2. #8e1f6d
  3. #cd2d9d
  4. #de69bb
  5. #eca7d7

Shades

#cd2d9d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd2d9d
  2. #b9298d
  3. #a4247e
  4. #90206e
  5. #7b1b5e
  6. #67174f
  7. #52123f
  8. #3e0e2f
  9. #29091f
  10. #150510
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd2d9d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd2d9d
  2. #d242a7
  3. #d757b1
  4. #dc6cba
  5. #e181c4
  6. #e696ce
  7. #ebabd8
  8. #f0c0e2
  9. #f5d5eb
  10. #faeaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd2d9d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd2d9d
  2. #c5359a
  3. #be3e97
  4. #b64694
  5. #ae4e91
  6. #a7578f
  7. #9f5f8c
  8. #976789
  9. #8f6f86
  10. #887883
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f5f86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4063a0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #737d99 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da2d63 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f529f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f669b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d52d7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd2d9d {
  color: #cd2d9d;
}
Background
.bg-cd2d9d {
  background-color: #cd2d9d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd2d9d {
  border: 2px solid #cd2d9d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd2d9d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 45 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 318 64% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd2d9d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd2d9d, #cd2d4d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd2d9d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 45 157 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.98 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.01 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.08 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.15 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 10.08 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 10.69 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.13 #32d262 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cd2d9d  rgb(205, 45, 157)  hsl(318, 64%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#2dcd5d  rgb(45, 205, 93)  hsl(138, 64%, 49%)  Malachite
#9dcd2d  rgb(157, 205, 45)  hsl(78, 64%, 49%)  Yellow Green
#2d9dcd  rgb(45, 157, 205)  hsl(198, 64%, 49%)  Carolina Blue