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#CE149A

#ce149a ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ce149a is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 7.84% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.29% magenta, 25.24% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 316.77°, with 82.3% saturation and 44.31% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.91.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1596

Complementary

  1. #ce149a
  2. #14ce48

Split complementary

  1. #ce149a
  2. #3dce14
  3. #14cea5

Analogous

  1. #a514ce
  2. #ce149a
  3. #ce143d

Triadic

  1. #ce149a
  2. #9ace14
  3. #149ace

Tetradic

  1. #ce149a
  2. #ce4814
  3. #14ce48
  4. #149ace

Square

  1. #ce149a
  2. #cea514
  3. #14ce48
  4. #143dce

Monochromatic

  1. #430632
  2. #880d66
  3. #ce149a
  4. #ed42bd
  5. #f388d5

Shades

#ce149a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce149a
  2. #b9128b
  3. #a5107b
  4. #900e6c
  5. #7c0c5c
  6. #670a4d
  7. #52083e
  8. #3e062e
  9. #29041f
  10. #15020f
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce149a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce149a
  2. #d32ca4
  3. #d843ae
  4. #dd5bb8
  5. #e272c2
  6. #e78acd
  7. #eba1d7
  8. #f0b9e1
  9. #f5d0eb
  10. #fae8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce149a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce149a
  2. #c61f97
  3. #be2a95
  4. #b73492
  5. #af3f90
  6. #a74a8d
  7. #9f558a
  8. #976088
  9. #906a85
  10. #887583
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5882 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #355c9d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f7996 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc115c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d4a9c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e6198 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d71379 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce149a {
  color: #ce149a;
}
Background
.bg-ce149a {
  background-color: #ce149a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ce149a {
  border: 2px solid #ce149a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce149a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 20 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 317 82% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce149a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce149a, #ce143d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce149a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 20 154 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.91 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.40 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.36 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.38 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 11.35 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.56 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.63 #31eb65 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ce149a  rgb(206, 20, 154)  hsl(317, 82%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#14ce48  rgb(20, 206, 72)  hsl(137, 82%, 44%)  Lime Green
#9ace14  rgb(154, 206, 20)  hsl(77, 82%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#149ace  rgb(20, 154, 206)  hsl(197, 82%, 44%)  Carolina Blue