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#CE00A9

#ce00a9 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ce00a9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 0% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 17.96% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 310.78°, with 100% saturation and 40.39% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.56.

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Relative luminance0.1599

Complementary

  1. #ce00a9
  2. #00ce25

Split complementary

  1. #ce00a9
  2. #42ce00
  3. #00ce8c

Analogous

  1. #8c00ce
  2. #ce00a9
  3. #ce0042

Triadic

  1. #ce00a9
  2. #a9ce00
  3. #00a9ce

Tetradic

  1. #ce00a9
  2. #ce2500
  3. #00ce25
  4. #00a9ce

Square

  1. #ce00a9
  2. #ce8c00
  3. #00ce25
  4. #0042ce

Monochromatic

  1. #35002b
  2. #81006a
  3. #ce00a9
  4. #ff1bd6
  5. #ff68e4

Shades

#ce00a9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce00a9
  2. #b90098
  3. #a50087
  4. #900076
  5. #7c0065
  6. #670055
  7. #520044
  8. #3e0033
  9. #290022
  10. #150011
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce00a9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce00a9
  2. #d31ab2
  3. #d833ba
  4. #dd4dc3
  5. #e266cb
  6. #e780d4
  7. #eb99dd
  8. #f0b3e5
  9. #f5ccee
  10. #fae6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce00a9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce00a9
  2. #c60da5
  3. #be1aa1
  4. #b7269d
  5. #af3399
  6. #a74095
  7. #9f4d90
  8. #975a8c
  9. #906688
  10. #887384
  11. #808080

Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e578a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1e5dac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6779a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da1a63 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a49ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b5fa7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d61285 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce00a9 {
  color: #ce00a9;
}
Background
.bg-ce00a9 {
  background-color: #ce00a9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ce00a9 {
  border: 2px solid #ce00a9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce00a9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 0 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce00a9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce00a9, #ce0042);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce00a9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 0 169 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.56 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.65 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.22 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.37 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.23 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.94 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 12.11 #31ff56 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ce00a9  rgb(206, 0, 169)  hsl(311, 100%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#00ce25  rgb(0, 206, 37)  hsl(131, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#a9ce00  rgb(169, 206, 0)  hsl(71, 100%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#00a9ce  rgb(0, 169, 206)  hsl(191, 100%, 40%)  Bondi Blue