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#CF03AE

#cf03ae ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cf03ae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 1.18% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.55% magenta, 15.94% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 309.71°, with 97.14% saturation and 41.18% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.36.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1639

Complementary

  1. #cf03ae
  2. #03cf24

Split complementary

  1. #cf03ae
  2. #48cf03
  3. #03cf8a

Analogous

  1. #8a03cf
  2. #cf03ae
  3. #cf0348

Triadic

  1. #cf03ae
  2. #aecf03
  3. #03aecf

Tetradic

  1. #cf03ae
  2. #cf2403
  3. #03cf24
  4. #03aecf

Square

  1. #cf03ae
  2. #cf8a03
  3. #03cf24
  4. #0348cf

Monochromatic

  1. #38012f
  2. #84026f
  3. #cf03ae
  4. #fc23d9
  5. #fd6ee6

Shades

#cf03ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf03ae
  2. #ba039d
  3. #a6028b
  4. #91027a
  5. #7c0268
  6. #680257
  7. #530146
  8. #3e0134
  9. #290123
  10. #150011
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf03ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf03ae
  2. #d41cb6
  3. #d935be
  4. #dd4fc6
  5. #e268ce
  6. #e781d7
  7. #ec9adf
  8. #f1b3e7
  9. #f5cdef
  10. #fae6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf03ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf03ae
  2. #c710a9
  3. #bf1ca5
  4. #b729a0
  5. #af359c
  6. #a84297
  7. #a04e92
  8. #985b8e
  9. #906789
  10. #887485
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f588d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #185fb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #667aaa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db2066 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a4ab0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b60ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d61889 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf03ae {
  color: #cf03ae;
}
Background
.bg-cf03ae {
  background-color: #cf03ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf03ae {
  border: 2px solid #cf03ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf03ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 3 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 97% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf03ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf03ae, #cf0348);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf03ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 3 174 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.36 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.81 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.03 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.15 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.53 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.73 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 12.28 #30fc51 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cf03ae  rgb(207, 3, 174)  hsl(310, 97%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#03cf24  rgb(3, 207, 36)  hsl(130, 97%, 41%)  Lime Green
#aecf03  rgb(174, 207, 3)  hsl(70, 97%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#03aecf  rgb(3, 174, 207)  hsl(190, 97%, 41%)  Bondi Blue