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#CE2CAE

#ce2cae ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ce2cae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.64% magenta, 15.53% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 311.85°, 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.72.

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Relative luminance0.1798

Complementary

  1. #ce2cae
  2. #2cce4c

Split complementary

  1. #ce2cae
  2. #5dce2c
  3. #2cce9d

Analogous

  1. #9d2cce
  2. #ce2cae
  3. #ce2c5d

Triadic

  1. #ce2cae
  2. #aece2c
  3. #2caece

Tetradic

  1. #ce2cae
  2. #ce4c2c
  3. #2cce4c
  4. #2caece

Square

  1. #ce2cae
  2. #ce9d2c
  3. #2cce4c
  4. #2c5dce

Monochromatic

  1. #501144
  2. #8f1f79
  3. #ce2cae
  4. #df68c7
  5. #eca7de

Shades

#ce2cae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce2cae
  2. #b9289d
  3. #a5238b
  4. #901f7a
  5. #7c1a68
  6. #671657
  7. #521246
  8. #3e0d34
  9. #290923
  10. #150411
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce2cae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce2cae
  2. #d341b6
  3. #d856be
  4. #dd6bc6
  5. #e280ce
  6. #e796d7
  7. #ebabdf
  8. #f0c0e7
  9. #f5d5ef
  10. #faeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce2cae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce2cae
  2. #c634a9
  3. #be3da5
  4. #b745a0
  5. #af4e9c
  6. #a75697
  7. #9f5e92
  8. #97678e
  9. #906f89
  10. #887885
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a16090 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3466b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d7eaa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9366c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d54b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d67ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5338b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce2cae {
  color: #ce2cae;
}
Background
.bg-ce2cae {
  background-color: #ce2cae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ce2cae {
  border: 2px solid #ce2cae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce2cae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 44 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 65% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce2cae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce2cae, #ce2c5d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce2cae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 44 174 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.72 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 8.26 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.46 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.19 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.76 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 10.96 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 12.01 #31d351 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ce2cae  rgb(206, 44, 174)  hsl(312, 65%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#2cce4c  rgb(44, 206, 76)  hsl(132, 65%, 49%)  Lime Green
#aece2c  rgb(174, 206, 44)  hsl(72, 65%, 49%)  Yellow Green
#2caece  rgb(44, 174, 206)  hsl(192, 65%, 49%)  Moonstone Blue