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#CF157F

#cf157f ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cf157f is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 8.24% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.86% magenta, 38.65% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 325.81°, with 81.58% saturation and 44.71% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions 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 2.64.

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Relative luminance0.1533

Complementary

  1. #cf157f
  2. #15cf65

Split complementary

  1. #cf157f
  2. #22cf15
  3. #15cfc2

Analogous

  1. #c215cf
  2. #cf157f
  3. #cf1522

Triadic

  1. #cf157f
  2. #7fcf15
  3. #157fcf

Tetradic

  1. #cf157f
  2. #cf6515
  3. #15cf65
  4. #157fcf

Square

  1. #cf157f
  2. #cfc215
  3. #15cf65
  4. #1522cf

Monochromatic

  1. #44072a
  2. #8a0e54
  3. #cf157f
  4. #ec44a4
  5. #f38ac6

Shades

#cf157f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf157f
  2. #ba1372
  3. #a61166
  4. #910f59
  5. #7c0d4c
  6. #680b40
  7. #530833
  8. #3e0626
  9. #290419
  10. #15020d
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf157f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf157f
  2. #d42c8c
  3. #d94499
  4. #dd5ba5
  5. #e273b2
  6. #e78abf
  7. #eca1cc
  8. #f1b9d9
  9. #f5d0e5
  10. #fae8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf157f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf157f
  2. #c7207f
  3. #bf2a7f
  4. #b7357f
  5. #af407f
  6. #a84b80
  7. #a05580
  8. #986080
  9. #906b80
  10. #887580
  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 #9e5775 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #455881 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #78797b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0004c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #914680 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2607d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d90064 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf157f {
  color: #cf157f;
}
Background
.bg-cf157f {
  background-color: #cf157f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf157f {
  border: 2px solid #cf157f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf157f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 21 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 326 82% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf157f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf157f, #cf1522);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf157f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 21 127 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 2.64 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 4.54 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.32 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 6.53 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 8.83 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.54 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 9.85 #30ea80 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cf157f  rgb(207, 21, 127)  hsl(326, 82%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#15cf65  rgb(21, 207, 101)  hsl(146, 82%, 45%)  Emerald
#7fcf15  rgb(127, 207, 21)  hsl(86, 82%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#157fcf  rgb(21, 127, 207)  hsl(206, 82%, 45%)  Tufts Blue