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#DD159E

#dd159e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#dd159e is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 8.24% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.5% magenta, 28.51% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 318.9°, with 82.64% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.74.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1838

Complementary

  1. #dd159e
  2. #15dd54

Split complementary

  1. #dd159e
  2. #3add15
  3. #15ddb8

Analogous

  1. #b815dd
  2. #dd159e
  3. #dd153a

Triadic

  1. #dd159e
  2. #9edd15
  3. #159edd

Tetradic

  1. #dd159e
  2. #dd5415
  3. #15dd54
  4. #159edd

Square

  1. #dd159e
  2. #ddb815
  3. #15dd54
  4. #153add

Monochromatic

  1. #51083a
  2. #970e6c
  3. #dd159e
  4. #ee50bd
  5. #f596d7

Shades

#dd159e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd159e
  2. #c7138e
  3. #b1117e
  4. #9b0f6f
  5. #850d5f
  6. #6f0b4f
  7. #58083f
  8. #42062f
  9. #2c0420
  10. #160210
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd159e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd159e
  2. #e02ca8
  3. #e444b1
  4. #e75bbb
  5. #eb73c5
  6. #ee8acf
  7. #f1a1d8
  8. #f5b9e2
  9. #f8d0ec
  10. #fce8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd159e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd159e
  2. #d4209b
  3. #ca2a98
  4. #c13595
  5. #b84092
  6. #af4b8f
  7. #a5558c
  8. #9c6089
  9. #936b86
  10. #897583
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa5f88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e62a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a829a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ed025e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #994ea0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab689c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e70b7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd159e {
  color: #dd159e;
}
Background
.bg-dd159e {
  background-color: #dd159e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd159e {
  border: 2px solid #dd159e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd159e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 21 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 319 83% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd159e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd159e, #dd153a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd159e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 21 158 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.74 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.55 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.44 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 7.96 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 8.51 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.64 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 10.33 #22ea61 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#dd159e  rgb(221, 21, 158)  hsl(319, 83%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#15dd54  rgb(21, 221, 84)  hsl(139, 83%, 47%)  Malachite
#9edd15  rgb(158, 221, 21)  hsl(79, 83%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#159edd  rgb(21, 158, 221)  hsl(199, 83%, 47%)  Carolina Blue