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#CD00A2

#cd00a2 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cd00a2 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 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 20.98% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 312.59°, 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.4.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1559

Complementary

  1. #cd00a2
  2. #00cd2b

Split complementary

  1. #cd00a2
  2. #3bcd00
  3. #00cd92

Analogous

  1. #9200cd
  2. #cd00a2
  3. #cd003b

Triadic

  1. #cd00a2
  2. #a2cd00
  3. #00a2cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd00a2
  2. #cd2b00
  3. #00cd2b
  4. #00a2cd

Square

  1. #cd00a2
  2. #cd9200
  3. #00cd2b
  4. #003bcd

Monochromatic

  1. #340029
  2. #810066
  3. #cd00a2
  4. #ff1bcf
  5. #ff67df

Shades

#cd00a2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd00a2
  2. #b90092
  3. #a40082
  4. #900071
  5. #7b0061
  6. #670051
  7. #520041
  8. #3e0031
  9. #290020
  10. #150010
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd00a2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd00a2
  2. #d21aab
  3. #d733b5
  4. #dc4dbe
  5. #e166c7
  6. #e680d1
  7. #eb99da
  8. #f0b3e3
  9. #f5ccec
  10. #fae6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd00a2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd00a2
  2. #c50d9f
  3. #be1a9b
  4. #b62698
  5. #ae3394
  6. #a74091
  7. #9f4d8e
  8. #975a8a
  9. #8f6687
  10. #887383
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5686 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #265ba5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #69789e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da115e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a47a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b5ea0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d50b7f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd00a2 {
  color: #cd00a2;
}
Background
.bg-cd00a2 {
  background-color: #cd00a2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd00a2 {
  border: 2px solid #cd00a2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd00a2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 0 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd00a2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd00a2, #cd003b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd00a2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 0 162 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.40 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.03 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.68 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.82 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.19 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.55 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 12.16 #32ff5d Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cd00a2  rgb(205, 0, 162)  hsl(313, 100%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#00cd2b  rgb(0, 205, 43)  hsl(133, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#a2cd00  rgb(162, 205, 0)  hsl(73, 100%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#00a2cd  rgb(0, 162, 205)  hsl(193, 100%, 40%)  Bondi Blue