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#CF199D

#cf199d ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cf199d is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 9.8% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.92% magenta, 24.15% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 316.48°, with 78.45% saturation and 45.49% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.49.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1639

Complementary

  1. #cf199d
  2. #19cf4b

Split complementary

  1. #cf199d
  2. #42cf19
  3. #19cfa6

Analogous

  1. #a619cf
  2. #cf199d
  3. #cf1942

Triadic

  1. #cf199d
  2. #9dcf19
  3. #199dcf

Tetradic

  1. #cf199d
  2. #cf4b19
  3. #19cf4b
  4. #199dcf

Square

  1. #cf199d
  2. #cfa619
  3. #19cf4b
  4. #1942cf

Monochromatic

  1. #460935
  2. #8b1169
  3. #cf199d
  4. #e94bbe
  5. #f28fd7

Shades

#cf199d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf199d
  2. #ba178d
  3. #a6147e
  4. #91126e
  5. #7c0f5e
  6. #680d4f
  7. #530a3f
  8. #3e082f
  9. #29051f
  10. #150310
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf199d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf199d
  2. #d430a7
  3. #d947b1
  4. #dd5eba
  5. #e275c4
  6. #e78cce
  7. #eca3d8
  8. #f1bae2
  9. #f5d1eb
  10. #fae8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf199d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf199d
  2. #c7239a
  3. #bf2e97
  4. #b73894
  5. #af4291
  6. #a84d8f
  7. #a0578c
  8. #986189
  9. #906b86
  10. #887683
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f5a85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #355ea0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #707b99 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd195e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e4c9f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f629b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7197c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf199d {
  color: #cf199d;
}
Background
.bg-cf199d {
  background-color: #cf199d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf199d {
  border: 2px solid #cf199d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf199d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 25 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf199d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf199d, #cf1942);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf199d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 25 157 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.49 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.32 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.60 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.79 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 10.97 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.41 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 11.42 #30e662 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cf199d  rgb(207, 25, 157)  hsl(316, 78%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#19cf4b  rgb(25, 207, 75)  hsl(136, 78%, 45%)  Malachite
#9dcf19  rgb(157, 207, 25)  hsl(76, 78%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#199dcf  rgb(25, 157, 207)  hsl(196, 78%, 45%)  Carolina Blue