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#CF279D

#cf279d ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cf279d is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 15.29% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.16% magenta, 24.15% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 317.86°, with 68.29% saturation and 48.24% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.81.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1715

Complementary

  1. #cf279d
  2. #27cf59

Split complementary

  1. #cf279d
  2. #49cf27
  3. #27cfad

Analogous

  1. #ad27cf
  2. #cf279d
  3. #cf2749

Triadic

  1. #cf279d
  2. #9dcf27
  3. #279dcf

Tetradic

  1. #cf279d
  2. #cf5927
  3. #27cf59
  4. #279dcf

Square

  1. #cf279d
  2. #cfad27
  3. #27cf59
  4. #2749cf

Monochromatic

  1. #4e0f3b
  2. #8f1b6c
  3. #cf279d
  4. #e161bb
  5. #eda2d7

Shades

#cf279d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf279d
  2. #ba238d
  3. #a61f7e
  4. #911b6e
  5. #7c175e
  6. #68144f
  7. #53103f
  8. #3e0c2f
  9. #29081f
  10. #150410
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf279d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf279d
  2. #d43da7
  3. #d952b1
  4. #dd68ba
  5. #e27dc4
  6. #e793ce
  7. #eca9d8
  8. #f1bee2
  9. #f5d4eb
  10. #fae9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf279d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf279d
  2. #c7309a
  3. #bf3997
  4. #b74294
  5. #af4b91
  6. #a8548f
  7. #a05c8c
  8. #986589
  9. #906e86
  10. #887783
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a05e86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d62a0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #727d99 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd2661 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90509f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0659b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7277d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf279d {
  color: #cf279d;
}
Background
.bg-cf279d {
  background-color: #cf279d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf279d {
  border: 2px solid #cf279d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf279d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 39 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 318 68% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf279d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf279d, #cf2749);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf279d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 39 157 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.81 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.34 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.10 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.12 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 10.08 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 10.64 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.41 #30d862 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cf279d  rgb(207, 39, 157)  hsl(318, 68%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#27cf59  rgb(39, 207, 89)  hsl(138, 68%, 48%)  Malachite
#9dcf27  rgb(157, 207, 39)  hsl(78, 68%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#279dcf  rgb(39, 157, 207)  hsl(198, 68%, 48%)  Carolina Blue