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#CC299D

#cc299d ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cc299d is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 16.08% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.9% magenta, 23.04% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 317.3°, with 66.53% saturation and 48.04% 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.76.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1686

Complementary

  1. #cc299d
  2. #29cc58

Split complementary

  1. #cc299d
  2. #4ccc29
  3. #29ccaa

Analogous

  1. #aa29cc
  2. #cc299d
  3. #cc294c

Triadic

  1. #cc299d
  2. #9dcc29
  3. #299dcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc299d
  2. #cc5829
  3. #29cc58
  4. #299dcc

Square

  1. #cc299d
  2. #ccaa29
  3. #29cc58
  4. #294ccc

Monochromatic

  1. #4d0f3b
  2. #8c1c6c
  3. #cc299d
  4. #df62bb
  5. #eca2d7

Shades

#cc299d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc299d
  2. #b8258d
  3. #a3217e
  4. #8f1d6e
  5. #7a195e
  6. #66154f
  7. #52103f
  8. #3d0c2f
  9. #29081f
  10. #140410
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc299d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc299d
  2. #d13ea7
  3. #d654b1
  4. #db69ba
  5. #e07fc4
  6. #e694ce
  7. #eba9d8
  8. #f0bfe2
  9. #f5d4eb
  10. #faeaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc299d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc299d
  2. #c4329a
  3. #bd3a97
  4. #b54394
  5. #ae4c91
  6. #a6558f
  7. #9e5d8c
  8. #976689
  9. #8f6f86
  10. #887783
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5d85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d61a0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #717c99 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d92a61 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e509f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e659b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d42a7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc299d {
  color: #cc299d;
}
Background
.bg-cc299d {
  background-color: #cc299d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc299d {
  border: 2px solid #cc299d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc299d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 41 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 317 67% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc299d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc299d, #cc294c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc299d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 41 157 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.76 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.49 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.35 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.55 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 10.62 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.95 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 11.18 #33d662 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cc299d  rgb(204, 41, 157)  hsl(317, 67%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#29cc58  rgb(41, 204, 88)  hsl(137, 67%, 48%)  Malachite
#9dcc29  rgb(157, 204, 41)  hsl(77, 67%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#299dcc  rgb(41, 157, 204)  hsl(197, 67%, 48%)  Carolina Blue