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#CD00A4

#cd00a4 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cd00a4 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 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 20% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 312°, 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 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.75.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1566

Complementary

  1. #cd00a4
  2. #00cd29

Split complementary

  1. #cd00a4
  2. #3ecd00
  3. #00cd90

Analogous

  1. #9000cd
  2. #cd00a4
  3. #cd003e

Triadic

  1. #cd00a4
  2. #a4cd00
  3. #00a4cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd00a4
  2. #cd2900
  3. #00cd29
  4. #00a4cd

Square

  1. #cd00a4
  2. #cd9000
  3. #00cd29
  4. #003ecd

Monochromatic

  1. #34002a
  2. #810067
  3. #cd00a4
  4. #ff1bd1
  5. #ff67e1

Shades

#cd00a4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd00a4
  2. #b90094
  3. #a40083
  4. #900073
  5. #7b0062
  6. #670052
  7. #520042
  8. #3e0031
  9. #290021
  10. #150010
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd00a4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd00a4
  2. #d21aad
  3. #d733b6
  4. #dc4dbf
  5. #e166c8
  6. #e680d2
  7. #eb99db
  8. #f0b3e4
  9. #f5cced
  10. #fae6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd00a4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd00a4
  2. #c50da0
  3. #be1a9d
  4. #b62699
  5. #ae3396
  6. #a74092
  7. #9f4d8e
  8. #975a8b
  9. #8f6687
  10. #887384
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5687 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #235ca7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6878a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da1460 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a48a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b5ea2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d50d81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd00a4 {
  color: #cd00a4;
}
Background
.bg-cd00a4 {
  background-color: #cd00a4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd00a4 {
  border: 2px solid #cd00a4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd00a4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 0 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd00a4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd00a4, #cd003e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd00a4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 0 164 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.75 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.24 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.60 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.65 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.50 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.62 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.89 #32ff5b Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cd00a4  rgb(205, 0, 164)  hsl(312, 100%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#00cd29  rgb(0, 205, 41)  hsl(132, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#a4cd00  rgb(164, 205, 0)  hsl(72, 100%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#00a4cd  rgb(0, 164, 205)  hsl(192, 100%, 40%)  Bondi Blue