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#CF27AA

#cf27aa ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cf27aa 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 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.16% magenta, 17.87% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 313.21°, 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.93.

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Relative luminance0.1762

Complementary

  1. #cf27aa
  2. #27cf4c

Split complementary

  1. #cf27aa
  2. #56cf27
  3. #27cfa0

Analogous

  1. #a027cf
  2. #cf27aa
  3. #cf2756

Triadic

  1. #cf27aa
  2. #aacf27
  3. #27aacf

Tetradic

  1. #cf27aa
  2. #cf4c27
  3. #27cf4c
  4. #27aacf

Square

  1. #cf27aa
  2. #cfa027
  3. #27cf4c
  4. #2756cf

Monochromatic

  1. #4e0f40
  2. #8f1b75
  3. #cf27aa
  4. #e161c5
  5. #eda2dd

Shades

#cf27aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf27aa
  2. #ba2399
  3. #a61f88
  4. #911b77
  5. #7c1766
  6. #681455
  7. #531044
  8. #3e0c33
  9. #290822
  10. #150411
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf27aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf27aa
  2. #d43db3
  3. #d952bb
  4. #dd68c4
  5. #e27dcc
  6. #e793d5
  7. #eca9dd
  8. #f1bee6
  9. #f5d4ee
  10. #fae9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf27aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf27aa
  2. #c730a6
  3. #bf39a2
  4. #b7429d
  5. #af4b99
  6. #a85495
  7. #a05c91
  8. #98658d
  9. #906e88
  10. #887784
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a15f8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3464ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e7ea6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db3068 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e52ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e66a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d62c88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf27aa {
  color: #cf27aa;
}
Background
.bg-cf27aa {
  background-color: #cf27aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf27aa {
  border: 2px solid #cf27aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf27aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 39 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 68% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf27aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf27aa, #cf2756);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf27aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 39 170 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.93 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.09 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 8.45 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.00 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.19 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 10.79 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.38 #30d855 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cf27aa  rgb(207, 39, 170)  hsl(313, 68%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#27cf4c  rgb(39, 207, 76)  hsl(133, 68%, 48%)  Malachite
#aacf27  rgb(170, 207, 39)  hsl(73, 68%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#27aacf  rgb(39, 170, 207)  hsl(193, 68%, 48%)  Moonstone Blue