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#CF0490

#cf0490 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cf0490 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 1.57% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.07% magenta, 30.43% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 318.62°, with 96.21% saturation and 41.37% 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 2.2.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1537

Complementary

  1. #cf0490
  2. #04cf43

Split complementary

  1. #cf0490
  2. #2acf04
  3. #04cfa8

Analogous

  1. #a804cf
  2. #cf0490
  3. #cf042a

Triadic

  1. #cf0490
  2. #90cf04
  3. #0490cf

Tetradic

  1. #cf0490
  2. #cf4304
  3. #04cf43
  4. #0490cf

Square

  1. #cf0490
  2. #cfa804
  3. #04cf43
  4. #042acf

Monochromatic

  1. #390128
  2. #84035c
  3. #cf0490
  4. #fb25b8
  5. #fc70d1

Shades

#cf0490 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf0490
  2. #ba0482
  3. #a60373
  4. #910365
  5. #7c0256
  6. #680248
  7. #53023a
  8. #3e012b
  9. #29011d
  10. #15000e
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf0490 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf0490
  2. #d41d9b
  3. #d936a6
  4. #dd4fb1
  5. #e268bc
  6. #e782c8
  7. #ec9bd3
  8. #f1b4de
  9. #f5cde9
  10. #fae6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf0490 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf0490
  2. #c7108e
  3. #bf1d8d
  4. #b7298b
  5. #af368a
  6. #a84288
  7. #a04e86
  8. #985b85
  9. #906783
  10. #887482
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e567d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #385993 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #71788c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de0054 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f4692 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a05f8e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d80071 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf0490 {
  color: #cf0490;
}
Background
.bg-cf0490 {
  background-color: #cf0490;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf0490 {
  border: 2px solid #cf0490;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf0490;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 4 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 319 96% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf0490 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf0490, #cf042a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf0490 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 4 144 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 2.20 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.14 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 7.95 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 10.18 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 11.09 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 11.33 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.43 #30fb6f Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cf0490  rgb(207, 4, 144)  hsl(319, 96%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#04cf43  rgb(4, 207, 67)  hsl(139, 96%, 41%)  Lime Green
#90cf04  rgb(144, 207, 4)  hsl(79, 96%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#0490cf  rgb(4, 144, 207)  hsl(199, 96%, 41%)  Carolina Blue