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#CE2AAE

#ce2aae ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ce2aae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 16.47% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.61% magenta, 15.53% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 311.71°, with 66.13% saturation and 48.63% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.66.

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Relative luminance0.1783

Complementary

  1. #ce2aae
  2. #2ace4a

Split complementary

  1. #ce2aae
  2. #5cce2a
  3. #2ace9c

Analogous

  1. #9c2ace
  2. #ce2aae
  3. #ce2a5c

Triadic

  1. #ce2aae
  2. #aece2a
  3. #2aaece

Tetradic

  1. #ce2aae
  2. #ce4a2a
  3. #2ace4a
  4. #2aaece

Square

  1. #ce2aae
  2. #ce9c2a
  3. #2ace4a
  4. #2a5cce

Monochromatic

  1. #4f1043
  2. #8e1d78
  3. #ce2aae
  4. #e065c8
  5. #eda4de

Shades

#ce2aae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce2aae
  2. #b9269d
  3. #a5228b
  4. #901d7a
  5. #7c1968
  6. #671557
  7. #521146
  8. #3e0d34
  9. #290823
  10. #150411
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce2aae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce2aae
  2. #d33fb6
  3. #d855be
  4. #dd6ac6
  5. #e27fce
  6. #e795d7
  7. #ebaadf
  8. #f0bfe7
  9. #f5d4ef
  10. #faeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce2aae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce2aae
  2. #c633a9
  3. #be3ba5
  4. #b744a0
  5. #af4c9c
  6. #a75597
  7. #9f5e92
  8. #97668e
  9. #906f89
  10. #887785
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0608f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3265b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c7eaa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9356b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d54b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d67ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5318b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce2aae {
  color: #ce2aae;
}
Background
.bg-ce2aae {
  background-color: #ce2aae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ce2aae {
  border: 2px solid #ce2aae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce2aae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 42 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 66% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce2aae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce2aae, #ce2a5c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce2aae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 42 174 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.66 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 8.38 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.58 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.27 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.76 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 11.09 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 12.06 #31d551 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ce2aae  rgb(206, 42, 174)  hsl(312, 66%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#2ace4a  rgb(42, 206, 74)  hsl(132, 66%, 49%)  Lime Green
#aece2a  rgb(174, 206, 42)  hsl(72, 66%, 49%)  Yellow Green
#2aaece  rgb(42, 174, 206)  hsl(192, 66%, 49%)  Moonstone Blue