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#CF16AE

#cf16ae ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cf16ae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 8.63% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.37% magenta, 15.94% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 310.7°, with 80.79% saturation and 44.9% 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.38.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.169

Complementary

  1. #cf16ae
  2. #16cf37

Split complementary

  1. #cf16ae
  2. #52cf16
  3. #16cf93

Analogous

  1. #9316cf
  2. #cf16ae
  3. #cf1652

Triadic

  1. #cf16ae
  2. #aecf16
  3. #16aecf

Tetradic

  1. #cf16ae
  2. #cf3716
  3. #16cf37
  4. #16aecf

Square

  1. #cf16ae
  2. #cf9316
  3. #16cf37
  4. #1652cf

Monochromatic

  1. #45073a
  2. #8a0f74
  3. #cf16ae
  4. #eb46ce
  5. #f38be0

Shades

#cf16ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf16ae
  2. #ba149d
  3. #a6128b
  4. #910f7a
  5. #7c0d68
  6. #680b57
  7. #530946
  8. #3e0734
  9. #290423
  10. #150211
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf16ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf16ae
  2. #d42db6
  3. #d945be
  4. #dd5cc6
  5. #e273ce
  6. #e78bd7
  7. #eca2df
  8. #f1b9e7
  9. #f5d0ef
  10. #fae8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf16ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf16ae
  2. #c721a9
  3. #bf2ba5
  4. #b736a0
  5. #af409c
  6. #a84b97
  7. #a05692
  8. #98608e
  9. #906b89
  10. #887585
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a05b8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2361b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #687caa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db2868 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b4db0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c62ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d62289 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf16ae {
  color: #cf16ae;
}
Background
.bg-cf16ae {
  background-color: #cf16ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf16ae {
  border: 2px solid #cf16ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf16ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 22 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 81% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf16ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf16ae, #cf1652);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf16ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 22 174 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.38 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.23 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.49 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.01 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.08 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.98 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 11.99 #30e951 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cf16ae  rgb(207, 22, 174)  hsl(311, 81%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#16cf37  rgb(22, 207, 55)  hsl(131, 81%, 45%)  Lime Green
#aecf16  rgb(174, 207, 22)  hsl(71, 81%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#16aecf  rgb(22, 174, 207)  hsl(191, 81%, 45%)  Moonstone Blue