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#CE159F

#ce159f ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ce159f is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 8.24% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.81% magenta, 22.82% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 315.24°, with 81.5% saturation and 44.51% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.8.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1616

Complementary

  1. #ce159f
  2. #15ce44

Split complementary

  1. #ce159f
  2. #43ce15
  3. #15cea0

Analogous

  1. #a015ce
  2. #ce159f
  3. #ce1543

Triadic

  1. #ce159f
  2. #9fce15
  3. #159fce

Tetradic

  1. #ce159f
  2. #ce4415
  3. #15ce44
  4. #159fce

Square

  1. #ce159f
  2. #cea015
  3. #15ce44
  4. #1543ce

Monochromatic

  1. #430734
  2. #890e69
  3. #ce159f
  4. #ec44c1
  5. #f389d8

Shades

#ce159f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce159f
  2. #b9138f
  3. #a5117f
  4. #900f6f
  5. #7c0d5f
  6. #670b50
  7. #520840
  8. #3e0630
  9. #290420
  10. #150210
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce159f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce159f
  2. #d32ca9
  3. #d844b2
  4. #dd5bbc
  5. #e273c5
  6. #e78acf
  7. #eba1d9
  8. #f0b9e2
  9. #f5d0ec
  10. #fae8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce159f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce159f
  2. #c6209c
  3. #be2a99
  4. #b73596
  5. #af4093
  6. #a74b90
  7. #9f558c
  8. #976089
  9. #906b86
  10. #887583
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5985 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #315ea2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d7a9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc195f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d4ba1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d619d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6187d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce159f {
  color: #ce159f;
}
Background
.bg-ce159f {
  background-color: #ce159f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ce159f {
  border: 2px solid #ce159f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce159f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 21 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 82% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce159f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce159f, #ce1543);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce159f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 21 159 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.80 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.87 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.03 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.17 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.09 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 11.48 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.61 #31ea60 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ce159f  rgb(206, 21, 159)  hsl(315, 82%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#15ce44  rgb(21, 206, 68)  hsl(135, 82%, 45%)  Lime Green
#9fce15  rgb(159, 206, 21)  hsl(75, 82%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#159fce  rgb(21, 159, 206)  hsl(195, 82%, 45%)  Bondi Blue