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#CE237F

#ce237f ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ce237f is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 13.73% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.01% magenta, 38.35% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 327.72°, with 70.95% saturation and 47.25% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.28.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1586

Complementary

  1. #ce237f
  2. #23ce72

Split complementary

  1. #ce237f
  2. #29ce23
  3. #23cec7

Analogous

  1. #c723ce
  2. #ce237f
  3. #ce2329

Triadic

  1. #ce237f
  2. #7fce23
  3. #237fce

Tetradic

  1. #ce237f
  2. #ce7223
  3. #23ce72
  4. #237fce

Square

  1. #ce237f
  2. #cec723
  3. #23ce72
  4. #2329ce

Monochromatic

  1. #4b0d2e
  2. #8d1857
  3. #ce237f
  4. #e35aa4
  5. #ee9cc8

Shades

#ce237f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce237f
  2. #b92072
  3. #a51c66
  4. #901959
  5. #7c154c
  6. #671240
  7. #520e33
  8. #3e0b26
  9. #290719
  10. #15040d
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce237f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce237f
  2. #d3398c
  3. #d84f99
  4. #dd65a5
  5. #e27bb2
  6. #e791bf
  7. #eba7cc
  8. #f0bdd9
  9. #f5d3e5
  10. #fae9f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce237f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce237f
  2. #c62c7f
  3. #be367f
  4. #b73f7f
  5. #af487f
  6. #a75280
  7. #9f5b80
  8. #976480
  9. #906d80
  10. #887780
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5a76 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a5b81 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #797a7b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df004f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #924b80 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2627d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d81266 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce237f {
  color: #ce237f;
}
Background
.bg-ce237f {
  background-color: #ce237f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ce237f {
  border: 2px solid #ce237f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce237f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 35 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 328 71% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce237f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce237f, #ce2329);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce237f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 35 127 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.28 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 3.73 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 5.49 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 6.17 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 8.26 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 9.45 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 9.82 #31dc80 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ce237f  rgb(206, 35, 127)  hsl(328, 71%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#23ce72  rgb(35, 206, 114)  hsl(148, 71%, 47%)  Emerald
#7fce23  rgb(127, 206, 35)  hsl(88, 71%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#237fce  rgb(35, 127, 206)  hsl(208, 71%, 47%)  Tufts Blue