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#DE159F

#de159f ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#de159f is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 8.24% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.54% magenta, 28.38% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 318.81°, with 82.72% saturation and 47.65% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.99.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1857

Complementary

  1. #de159f
  2. #15de54

Split complementary

  1. #de159f
  2. #3ade15
  3. #15deb9

Analogous

  1. #b915de
  2. #de159f
  3. #de153a

Triadic

  1. #de159f
  2. #9fde15
  3. #159fde

Tetradic

  1. #de159f
  2. #de5415
  3. #15de54
  4. #159fde

Square

  1. #de159f
  2. #deb915
  3. #15de54
  4. #153ade

Monochromatic

  1. #52083b
  2. #980e6d
  3. #de159f
  4. #ef51bd
  5. #f597d8

Shades

#de159f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de159f
  2. #c8138f
  3. #b2117f
  4. #9b0f6f
  5. #850d5f
  6. #6f0b50
  7. #590840
  8. #430630
  9. #2c0420
  10. #160210
  11. #000000

Tints

#de159f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de159f
  2. #e12ca9
  3. #e544b2
  4. #e85bbc
  5. #eb73c5
  6. #ef8acf
  7. #f2a1d9
  8. #f5b9e2
  9. #f8d0ec
  10. #fce8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de159f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de159f
  2. #d5209c
  3. #cb2a99
  4. #c23596
  5. #b84093
  6. #af4b90
  7. #a6558c
  8. #9c6089
  9. #936b86
  10. #897583
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa5f89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e63a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a839b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ee035f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a4fa1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab689d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e80c7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de159f {
  color: #de159f;
}
Background
.bg-de159f {
  background-color: #de159f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de159f {
  border: 2px solid #de159f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de159f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 21 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 319 83% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de159f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de159f, #de153a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de159f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 21 159 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.99 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.62 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.19 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 7.77 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 8.38 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.77 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 10.15 #21ea60 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#de159f  rgb(222, 21, 159)  hsl(319, 83%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#15de54  rgb(21, 222, 84)  hsl(139, 83%, 48%)  Malachite
#9fde15  rgb(159, 222, 21)  hsl(79, 83%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#159fde  rgb(21, 159, 222)  hsl(199, 83%, 48%)  Carolina Blue