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#CD00A0

#cd00a0 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cd00a0 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 0% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 21.95% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 313.17°, with 100% saturation and 40.2% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.05.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1552

Complementary

  1. #cd00a0
  2. #00cd2d

Split complementary

  1. #cd00a0
  2. #3acd00
  3. #00cd94

Analogous

  1. #9400cd
  2. #cd00a0
  3. #cd003a

Triadic

  1. #cd00a0
  2. #a0cd00
  3. #00a0cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd00a0
  2. #cd2d00
  3. #00cd2d
  4. #00a0cd

Square

  1. #cd00a0
  2. #cd9400
  3. #00cd2d
  4. #003acd

Monochromatic

  1. #340029
  2. #810064
  3. #cd00a0
  4. #ff1bcd
  5. #ff67de

Shades

#cd00a0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd00a0
  2. #b90090
  3. #a40080
  4. #900070
  5. #7b0060
  6. #670050
  7. #520040
  8. #3e0030
  9. #290020
  10. #150010
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd00a0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd00a0
  2. #d21aaa
  3. #d733b3
  4. #dc4dbd
  5. #e166c6
  6. #e680d0
  7. #eb99d9
  8. #f0b3e3
  9. #f5ccec
  10. #fae6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd00a0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd00a0
  2. #c50d9d
  3. #be1a9a
  4. #b62696
  5. #ae3393
  6. #a74090
  7. #9f4d8d
  8. #975a8a
  9. #8f6686
  10. #887383
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5685 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #285ba3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a789c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da0d5d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b47a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c5e9e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5087d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd00a0 {
  color: #cd00a0;
}
Background
.bg-cd00a0 {
  background-color: #cd00a0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd00a0 {
  border: 2px solid #cd00a0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd00a0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 0 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd00a0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd00a0, #cd003a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd00a0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 0 160 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.05 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.83 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.77 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.88 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.00 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.50 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 12.43 #32ff5f Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cd00a0  rgb(205, 0, 160)  hsl(313, 100%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#00cd2d  rgb(0, 205, 45)  hsl(133, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#a0cd00  rgb(160, 205, 0)  hsl(73, 100%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#00a0cd  rgb(0, 160, 205)  hsl(193, 100%, 40%)  Bondi Blue