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#CE2C9A

#ce2c9a ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ce2c9a is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 17.25% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.64% magenta, 25.24% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 319.26°, with 64.8% saturation and 49.02% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.54.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1726

Complementary

  1. #ce2c9a
  2. #2cce60

Split complementary

  1. #ce2c9a
  2. #49ce2c
  3. #2cceb1

Analogous

  1. #b12cce
  2. #ce2c9a
  3. #ce2c49

Triadic

  1. #ce2c9a
  2. #9ace2c
  3. #2c9ace

Tetradic

  1. #ce2c9a
  2. #ce602c
  3. #2cce60
  4. #2c9ace

Square

  1. #ce2c9a
  2. #ceb12c
  3. #2cce60
  4. #2c49ce

Monochromatic

  1. #50113c
  2. #8f1f6b
  3. #ce2c9a
  4. #df68b9
  5. #eca7d6

Shades

#ce2c9a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce2c9a
  2. #b9288b
  3. #a5237b
  4. #901f6c
  5. #7c1a5c
  6. #67164d
  7. #52123e
  8. #3e0d2e
  9. #29091f
  10. #15040f
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce2c9a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce2c9a
  2. #d341a4
  3. #d856ae
  4. #dd6bb8
  5. #e280c2
  6. #e796cd
  7. #ebabd7
  8. #f0c0e1
  9. #f5d5eb
  10. #faeaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce2c9a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce2c9a
  2. #c63497
  3. #be3d95
  4. #b74592
  5. #af4e90
  6. #a7568d
  7. #9f5e8a
  8. #976788
  9. #906f85
  10. #887883
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a05f85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #42629d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #747d96 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc2a61 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90529c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a06698 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d72b7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce2c9a {
  color: #ce2c9a;
}
Background
.bg-ce2c9a {
  background-color: #ce2c9a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ce2c9a {
  border: 2px solid #ce2c9a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce2c9a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 44 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 319 65% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce2c9a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce2c9a, #ce2c49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce2c9a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 44 154 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.54 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 5.61 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.45 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.27 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 9.82 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 10.28 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 11.33 #31d365 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ce2c9a  rgb(206, 44, 154)  hsl(319, 65%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#2cce60  rgb(44, 206, 96)  hsl(139, 65%, 49%)  Malachite
#9ace2c  rgb(154, 206, 44)  hsl(79, 65%, 49%)  Yellow Green
#2c9ace  rgb(44, 154, 206)  hsl(199, 65%, 49%)  Carolina Blue