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#CF239E

#cf239e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cf239e is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 13.73% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.09% magenta, 23.67% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 317.09°, with 71.07% saturation and 47.45% 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.83.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1694

Complementary

  1. #cf239e
  2. #23cf54

Split complementary

  1. #cf239e
  2. #48cf23
  3. #23cfaa

Analogous

  1. #aa23cf
  2. #cf239e
  3. #cf2348

Triadic

  1. #cf239e
  2. #9ecf23
  3. #239ecf

Tetradic

  1. #cf239e
  2. #cf5423
  3. #23cf54
  4. #239ecf

Square

  1. #cf239e
  2. #cfaa23
  3. #23cf54
  4. #2348cf

Monochromatic

  1. #4c0d3a
  2. #8e186c
  3. #cf239e
  4. #e35bbd
  5. #ee9dd7

Shades

#cf239e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf239e
  2. #ba208e
  3. #a61c7e
  4. #91196f
  5. #7c155f
  6. #68124f
  7. #530e3f
  8. #3e0b2f
  9. #290720
  10. #150410
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf239e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf239e
  2. #d439a8
  3. #d94fb1
  4. #dd65bb
  5. #e27bc5
  6. #e791cf
  7. #eca7d8
  8. #f1bde2
  9. #f5d3ec
  10. #fae9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf239e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf239e
  2. #c72c9b
  3. #bf3698
  4. #b73f95
  5. #af4892
  6. #a8528f
  7. #a05b8c
  8. #986489
  9. #906d86
  10. #887783
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a05d86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a61a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #717c9a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd2361 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f4fa0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f649c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7237e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf239e {
  color: #cf239e;
}
Background
.bg-cf239e {
  background-color: #cf239e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf239e {
  border: 2px solid #cf239e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf239e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 35 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 317 71% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf239e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf239e, #cf2348);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf239e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 35 158 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.83 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.77 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.26 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.43 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 10.40 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 10.97 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.29 #30dc61 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cf239e  rgb(207, 35, 158)  hsl(317, 71%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#23cf54  rgb(35, 207, 84)  hsl(137, 71%, 47%)  Malachite
#9ecf23  rgb(158, 207, 35)  hsl(77, 71%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#239ecf  rgb(35, 158, 207)  hsl(197, 71%, 47%)  Carolina Blue