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#CC2AAA

#cc2aaa ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cc2aaa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 16.47% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.41% magenta, 16.67% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 312.59°, with 65.85% saturation and 48.24% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.99.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.174

Complementary

  1. #cc2aaa
  2. #2acc4c

Split complementary

  1. #cc2aaa
  2. #59cc2a
  3. #2acc9d

Analogous

  1. #9d2acc
  2. #cc2aaa
  3. #cc2a59

Triadic

  1. #cc2aaa
  2. #aacc2a
  3. #2aaacc

Tetradic

  1. #cc2aaa
  2. #cc4c2a
  3. #2acc4c
  4. #2aaacc

Square

  1. #cc2aaa
  2. #cc9d2a
  3. #2acc4c
  4. #2a59cc

Monochromatic

  1. #4d1040
  2. #8d1d75
  3. #cc2aaa
  4. #df64c5
  5. #eca3dd

Shades

#cc2aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc2aaa
  2. #b82699
  3. #a32288
  4. #8f1d77
  5. #7a1966
  6. #661555
  7. #521144
  8. #3d0d33
  9. #290822
  10. #140411
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc2aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc2aaa
  2. #d13fb3
  3. #d655bb
  4. #db6ac4
  5. #e07fcc
  6. #e695d5
  7. #ebaadd
  8. #f0bfe6
  9. #f5d4ee
  10. #faeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc2aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc2aaa
  2. #c433a6
  3. #bd3ba2
  4. #b5449d
  5. #ae4c99
  6. #a65595
  7. #9e5e91
  8. #97668d
  9. #8f6f88
  10. #887784
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f5f8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3464ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c7da6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d83369 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c53ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c66a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d33088 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc2aaa {
  color: #cc2aaa;
}
Background
.bg-cc2aaa {
  background-color: #cc2aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc2aaa {
  border: 2px solid #cc2aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc2aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 42 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 66% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc2aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc2aaa, #cc2a59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc2aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 42 170 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.99 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.20 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 8.88 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.71 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.79 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 11.25 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.59 #33d555 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cc2aaa  rgb(204, 42, 170)  hsl(313, 66%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#2acc4c  rgb(42, 204, 76)  hsl(133, 66%, 48%)  Lime Green
#aacc2a  rgb(170, 204, 42)  hsl(73, 66%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#2aaacc  rgb(42, 170, 204)  hsl(193, 66%, 48%)  Bondi Blue