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#CF059F

#cf059f ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cf059f is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 1.96% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.58% magenta, 23.19% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 314.26°, with 95.28% saturation and 41.57% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.79.

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Relative luminance0.1588

Complementary

  1. #cf059f
  2. #05cf35

Split complementary

  1. #cf059f
  2. #3acf05
  3. #05cf9a

Analogous

  1. #9a05cf
  2. #cf059f
  3. #cf053a

Triadic

  1. #cf059f
  2. #9fcf05
  3. #059fcf

Tetradic

  1. #cf059f
  2. #cf3505
  3. #05cf35
  4. #059fcf

Square

  1. #cf059f
  2. #cf9a05
  3. #05cf35
  4. #053acf

Monochromatic

  1. #3a012c
  2. #840366
  3. #cf059f
  4. #fa27c8
  5. #fc71db

Shades

#cf059f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf059f
  2. #ba058f
  3. #a6047f
  4. #91046f
  5. #7c035f
  6. #680350
  7. #530240
  8. #3e0230
  9. #290120
  10. #150110
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf059f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf059f
  2. #d41ea9
  3. #d937b2
  4. #dd50bc
  5. #e269c5
  6. #e782cf
  7. #ec9bd9
  8. #f1b4e2
  9. #f5cdec
  10. #fae6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf059f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf059f
  2. #c7119c
  3. #bf1e99
  4. #b72a96
  5. #af3693
  6. #a84390
  7. #a04f8c
  8. #985b89
  9. #906786
  10. #887483
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f5785 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c5ca2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d799b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd0c5d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d48a1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e609d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7097d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf059f {
  color: #cf059f;
}
Background
.bg-cf059f {
  background-color: #cf059f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf059f {
  border: 2px solid #cf059f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf059f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 5 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 95% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf059f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf059f, #cf053a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf059f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 5 159 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.79 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.32 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.29 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.38 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.30 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.75 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 11.79 #30fa60 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cf059f  rgb(207, 5, 159)  hsl(314, 95%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#05cf35  rgb(5, 207, 53)  hsl(134, 95%, 42%)  Lime Green
#9fcf05  rgb(159, 207, 5)  hsl(74, 95%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#059fcf  rgb(5, 159, 207)  hsl(194, 95%, 42%)  Bondi Blue