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#CE09AE

#ce09ae ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ce09ae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 3.53% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.63% magenta, 15.53% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 309.75°, with 91.63% saturation and 42.16% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.39.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1637

Complementary

  1. #ce09ae
  2. #09ce29

Split complementary

  1. #ce09ae
  2. #4bce09
  3. #09ce8c

Analogous

  1. #8c09ce
  2. #ce09ae
  3. #ce094b

Triadic

  1. #ce09ae
  2. #aece09
  3. #09aece

Tetradic

  1. #ce09ae
  2. #ce2909
  3. #09ce29
  4. #09aece

Square

  1. #ce09ae
  2. #ce8c09
  3. #09ce29
  4. #094bce

Monochromatic

  1. #3b0332
  2. #850670
  3. #ce09ae
  4. #f62ed5
  5. #f977e4

Shades

#ce09ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce09ae
  2. #b9089d
  3. #a5078b
  4. #90067a
  5. #7c0568
  6. #670557
  7. #520446
  8. #3e0334
  9. #290223
  10. #150111
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce09ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce09ae
  2. #d322b6
  3. #d83abe
  4. #dd53c6
  5. #e26bce
  6. #e784d7
  7. #eb9ddf
  8. #f0b5e7
  9. #f5ceef
  10. #fae6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce09ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce09ae
  2. #c615a9
  3. #be21a5
  4. #b72da0
  5. #af399c
  6. #a74597
  7. #9f5092
  8. #975c8e
  9. #906889
  10. #887485
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f598d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1a5fb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #667aaa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da2366 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a4bb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b60ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d51b89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce09ae {
  color: #ce09ae;
}
Background
.bg-ce09ae {
  background-color: #ce09ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ce09ae {
  border: 2px solid #ce09ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce09ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 9 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce09ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce09ae, #ce094b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce09ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 9 174 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.39 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.88 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.99 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.00 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.43 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.61 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 12.18 #31f651 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ce09ae  rgb(206, 9, 174)  hsl(310, 92%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#09ce29  rgb(9, 206, 41)  hsl(130, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#aece09  rgb(174, 206, 9)  hsl(70, 92%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#09aece  rgb(9, 174, 206)  hsl(190, 92%, 42%)  Bondi Blue