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#CF009E

#cf009e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cf009e is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 0% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 23.67% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 314.2°, with 100% saturation and 40.59% 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.63.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1573

Complementary

  1. #cf009e
  2. #00cf31

Split complementary

  1. #cf009e
  2. #37cf00
  3. #00cf98

Analogous

  1. #9800cf
  2. #cf009e
  3. #cf0037

Triadic

  1. #cf009e
  2. #9ecf00
  3. #009ecf

Tetradic

  1. #cf009e
  2. #cf3100
  3. #00cf31
  4. #009ecf

Square

  1. #cf009e
  2. #cf9800
  3. #00cf31
  4. #0037cf

Monochromatic

  1. #360029
  2. #830064
  3. #cf009e
  4. #ff1dc9
  5. #ff69dc

Shades

#cf009e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf009e
  2. #ba008e
  3. #a6007e
  4. #91006f
  5. #7c005f
  6. #68004f
  7. #53003f
  8. #3e002f
  9. #290020
  10. #150010
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf009e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf009e
  2. #d41aa8
  3. #d933b1
  4. #dd4dbb
  5. #e266c5
  6. #e780cf
  7. #ec99d8
  8. #f1b3e2
  9. #f5ccec
  10. #fae6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf009e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf009e
  2. #c70d9b
  3. #bf1a98
  4. #b72695
  5. #af3392
  6. #a8408f
  7. #a04d8c
  8. #985a89
  9. #906686
  10. #887383
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5784 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c5ba1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c799a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd055c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d47a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e5f9c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7037c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf009e {
  color: #cf009e;
}
Background
.bg-cf009e {
  background-color: #cf009e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf009e {
  border: 2px solid #cf009e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf009e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 0 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 100% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf009e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf009e, #cf0037);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf009e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 0 158 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.63 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.37 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.31 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.47 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.43 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.74 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 11.90 #30ff61 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cf009e  rgb(207, 0, 158)  hsl(314, 100%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#00cf31  rgb(0, 207, 49)  hsl(134, 100%, 41%)  Lime Green
#9ecf00  rgb(158, 207, 0)  hsl(74, 100%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#009ecf  rgb(0, 158, 207)  hsl(194, 100%, 41%)  Bondi Blue