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#CF149A

#cf149a ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cf149a is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 7.84% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.34% magenta, 25.6% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 317.01°, with 82.38% saturation and 44.51% 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 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.93.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.161

Complementary

  1. #cf149a
  2. #14cf49

Split complementary

  1. #cf149a
  2. #3ccf14
  3. #14cfa7

Analogous

  1. #a714cf
  2. #cf149a
  3. #cf143c

Triadic

  1. #cf149a
  2. #9acf14
  3. #149acf

Tetradic

  1. #cf149a
  2. #cf4914
  3. #14cf49
  4. #149acf

Square

  1. #cf149a
  2. #cfa714
  3. #14cf49
  4. #143ccf

Monochromatic

  1. #430732
  2. #890d66
  3. #cf149a
  4. #ed43bd
  5. #f488d5

Shades

#cf149a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf149a
  2. #ba128b
  3. #a6107b
  4. #910e6c
  5. #7c0c5c
  6. #680a4d
  7. #53083e
  8. #3e062e
  9. #29041f
  10. #15020f
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf149a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf149a
  2. #d42ca4
  3. #d943ae
  4. #dd5bb8
  5. #e272c2
  6. #e78acd
  7. #eca1d7
  8. #f1b9e1
  9. #f5d0eb
  10. #fae8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf149a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf149a
  2. #c71f97
  3. #bf2a95
  4. #b73492
  5. #af3f90
  6. #a84a8d
  7. #a0558a
  8. #986088
  9. #906a85
  10. #887583
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f5983 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #355d9d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #707a96 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd105c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e4a9c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f6198 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d81279 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf149a {
  color: #cf149a;
}
Background
.bg-cf149a {
  background-color: #cf149a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf149a {
  border: 2px solid #cf149a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf149a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 20 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 317 82% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf149a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf149a, #cf143c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf149a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 20 154 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.93 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.28 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.24 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.19 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 11.12 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 11.42 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.72 #30eb65 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cf149a  rgb(207, 20, 154)  hsl(317, 82%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#14cf49  rgb(20, 207, 73)  hsl(137, 82%, 45%)  Malachite
#9acf14  rgb(154, 207, 20)  hsl(77, 82%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#149acf  rgb(20, 154, 207)  hsl(197, 82%, 45%)  Carolina Blue