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#CF2A9F

#cf2a9f ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cf2a9f is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 16.47% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.71% magenta, 23.19% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 317.45°, with 66.27% saturation and 48.82% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.24.

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Relative luminance0.1742

Complementary

  1. #cf2a9f
  2. #2acf5a

Split complementary

  1. #cf2a9f
  2. #4dcf2a
  3. #2acfac

Analogous

  1. #ac2acf
  2. #cf2a9f
  3. #cf2a4d

Triadic

  1. #cf2a9f
  2. #9fcf2a
  3. #2a9fcf

Tetradic

  1. #cf2a9f
  2. #cf5a2a
  3. #2acf5a
  4. #2a9fcf

Square

  1. #cf2a9f
  2. #cfac2a
  3. #2acf5a
  4. #2a4dcf

Monochromatic

  1. #50103d
  2. #8f1d6e
  3. #cf2a9f
  4. #e066bc
  5. #eda5d8

Shades

#cf2a9f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf2a9f
  2. #ba268f
  3. #a6227f
  4. #911d6f
  5. #7c195f
  6. #681550
  7. #531140
  8. #3e0d30
  9. #290820
  10. #150410
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf2a9f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf2a9f
  2. #d43fa9
  3. #d955b2
  4. #dd6abc
  5. #e27fc5
  6. #e795cf
  7. #ecaad9
  8. #f1bfe2
  9. #f5d4ec
  10. #faeaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf2a9f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf2a9f
  2. #c7339c
  3. #bf3b99
  4. #b74496
  5. #af4c93
  6. #a85590
  7. #a05e8c
  8. #986689
  9. #906f86
  10. #887783
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a15f87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e63a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #737d9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd2b63 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9052a1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0669d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d72a7f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf2a9f {
  color: #cf2a9f;
}
Background
.bg-cf2a9f {
  background-color: #cf2a9f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf2a9f {
  border: 2px solid #cf2a9f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf2a9f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 42 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 317 66% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf2a9f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf2a9f, #cf2a4d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf2a9f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 42 159 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.24 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.35 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 8.82 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.36 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 9.94 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 10.62 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.21 #30d560 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cf2a9f  rgb(207, 42, 159)  hsl(317, 66%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#2acf5a  rgb(42, 207, 90)  hsl(137, 66%, 49%)  Malachite
#9fcf2a  rgb(159, 207, 42)  hsl(77, 66%, 49%)  Yellow Green
#2a9fcf  rgb(42, 159, 207)  hsl(197, 66%, 49%)  Carolina Blue