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#CF28AA

#cf28aa ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cf28aa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 15.69% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.68% magenta, 17.87% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 313.29°, with 67.61% saturation and 48.43% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.96.

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Relative luminance0.1769

Complementary

  1. #cf28aa
  2. #28cf4d

Split complementary

  1. #cf28aa
  2. #57cf28
  3. #28cfa0

Analogous

  1. #a028cf
  2. #cf28aa
  3. #cf2857

Triadic

  1. #cf28aa
  2. #aacf28
  3. #28aacf

Tetradic

  1. #cf28aa
  2. #cf4d28
  3. #28cf4d
  4. #28aacf

Square

  1. #cf28aa
  2. #cfa028
  3. #28cf4d
  4. #2857cf

Monochromatic

  1. #4f0f41
  2. #8f1c75
  3. #cf28aa
  4. #e163c5
  5. #eda3dd

Shades

#cf28aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf28aa
  2. #ba2499
  3. #a62088
  4. #911c77
  5. #7c1866
  6. #681455
  7. #531044
  8. #3e0c33
  9. #290822
  10. #150411
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf28aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf28aa
  2. #d43eb3
  3. #d953bb
  4. #dd69c4
  5. #e27ecc
  6. #e794d5
  7. #eca9dd
  8. #f1bfe6
  9. #f5d4ee
  10. #faeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf28aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf28aa
  2. #c731a6
  3. #bf3aa2
  4. #b7429d
  5. #af4b99
  6. #a85495
  7. #a05d91
  8. #98668d
  9. #906e88
  10. #887784
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a15f8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3564ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e7ea6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db3168 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e52ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e66a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d62d88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf28aa {
  color: #cf28aa;
}
Background
.bg-cf28aa {
  background-color: #cf28aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf28aa {
  border: 2px solid #cf28aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf28aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 40 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 68% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf28aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf28aa, #cf2857);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf28aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 40 170 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.96 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.03 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 8.39 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.97 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.19 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 10.73 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.36 #30d755 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cf28aa  rgb(207, 40, 170)  hsl(313, 68%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#28cf4d  rgb(40, 207, 77)  hsl(133, 68%, 48%)  Malachite
#aacf28  rgb(170, 207, 40)  hsl(73, 68%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#28aacf  rgb(40, 170, 207)  hsl(193, 68%, 48%)  Moonstone Blue