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#CF149E

#cf149e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cf149e 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 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.34% magenta, 23.67% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 315.72°, 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.62.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1623

Complementary

  1. #cf149e
  2. #14cf45

Split complementary

  1. #cf149e
  2. #41cf14
  3. #14cfa2

Analogous

  1. #a214cf
  2. #cf149e
  3. #cf1441

Triadic

  1. #cf149e
  2. #9ecf14
  3. #149ecf

Tetradic

  1. #cf149e
  2. #cf4514
  3. #14cf45
  4. #149ecf

Square

  1. #cf149e
  2. #cfa214
  3. #14cf45
  4. #1441cf

Monochromatic

  1. #430734
  2. #890d69
  3. #cf149e
  4. #ed43c0
  5. #f488d7

Shades

#cf149e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf149e
  2. #ba128e
  3. #a6107e
  4. #910e6f
  5. #7c0c5f
  6. #680a4f
  7. #53083f
  8. #3e062f
  9. #290420
  10. #150210
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf149e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf149e
  2. #d42ca8
  3. #d943b1
  4. #dd5bbb
  5. #e272c5
  6. #e78acf
  7. #eca1d8
  8. #f1b9e2
  9. #f5d0ec
  10. #fae8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf149e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf149e
  2. #c71f9b
  3. #bf2a98
  4. #b73495
  5. #af3f92
  6. #a84a8f
  7. #a0558c
  8. #986089
  9. #906a86
  10. #887583
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f5985 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #325ea1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e7a9a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd165e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e4aa0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e619c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7157d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf149e {
  color: #cf149e;
}
Background
.bg-cf149e {
  background-color: #cf149e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf149e {
  border: 2px solid #cf149e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf149e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 20 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 82% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf149e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf149e, #cf1441);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf149e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 20 158 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.62 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.69 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.91 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.93 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 11.25 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.33 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 11.72 #30eb61 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cf149e  rgb(207, 20, 158)  hsl(316, 82%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#14cf45  rgb(20, 207, 69)  hsl(136, 82%, 45%)  Lime Green
#9ecf14  rgb(158, 207, 20)  hsl(76, 82%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#149ecf  rgb(20, 158, 207)  hsl(196, 82%, 45%)  Carolina Blue