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#CE059D

#ce059d ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ce059d is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 1.96% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.57% magenta, 23.79% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 314.63°, with 95.26% saturation and 41.37% 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 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.46.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1566

Complementary

  1. #ce059d
  2. #05ce36

Split complementary

  1. #ce059d
  2. #38ce05
  3. #05ce9b

Analogous

  1. #9b05ce
  2. #ce059d
  3. #ce0538

Triadic

  1. #ce059d
  2. #9dce05
  3. #059dce

Tetradic

  1. #ce059d
  2. #ce3605
  3. #05ce36
  4. #059dce

Square

  1. #ce059d
  2. #ce9b05
  3. #05ce36
  4. #0538ce

Monochromatic

  1. #39012b
  2. #830364
  3. #ce059d
  4. #fa26c6
  5. #fc70da

Shades

#ce059d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce059d
  2. #b9058d
  3. #a5047e
  4. #90046e
  5. #7c035e
  6. #67034f
  7. #52023f
  8. #3e022f
  9. #29011f
  10. #150110
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce059d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce059d
  2. #d31ea7
  3. #d837b1
  4. #dd50ba
  5. #e269c4
  6. #e782ce
  7. #eb9bd8
  8. #f0b4e2
  9. #f5cdeb
  10. #fae6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce059d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce059d
  2. #c6119a
  3. #be1e97
  4. #b72a94
  5. #af3691
  6. #a7438f
  7. #9f4f8c
  8. #975b89
  9. #906786
  10. #887483
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5784 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d5ba0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c7999 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc095c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c479f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d5f9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6087b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce059d {
  color: #ce059d;
}
Background
.bg-ce059d {
  background-color: #ce059d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ce059d {
  border: 2px solid #ce059d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce059d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 5 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 95% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce059d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce059d, #ce0538);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce059d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 5 157 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.46 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.25 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.19 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.61 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.38 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.58 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 11.96 #31fa62 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ce059d  rgb(206, 5, 157)  hsl(315, 95%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#05ce36  rgb(5, 206, 54)  hsl(135, 95%, 41%)  Lime Green
#9dce05  rgb(157, 206, 5)  hsl(75, 95%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#059dce  rgb(5, 157, 206)  hsl(195, 95%, 41%)  Bondi Blue