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#CD00A8

#cd00a8 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cd00a8 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 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 18.05% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 310.83°, 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 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.44.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1581

Complementary

  1. #cd00a8
  2. #00cd25

Split complementary

  1. #cd00a8
  2. #42cd00
  3. #00cd8c

Analogous

  1. #8c00cd
  2. #cd00a8
  3. #cd0042

Triadic

  1. #cd00a8
  2. #a8cd00
  3. #00a8cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd00a8
  2. #cd2500
  3. #00cd25
  4. #00a8cd

Square

  1. #cd00a8
  2. #cd8c00
  3. #00cd25
  4. #0042cd

Monochromatic

  1. #34002b
  2. #810069
  3. #cd00a8
  4. #ff1bd6
  5. #ff67e4

Shades

#cd00a8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd00a8
  2. #b90097
  3. #a40086
  4. #900076
  5. #7b0065
  6. #670054
  7. #520043
  8. #3e0032
  9. #290022
  10. #150011
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd00a8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd00a8
  2. #d21ab1
  3. #d733b9
  4. #dc4dc2
  5. #e166cb
  6. #e680d4
  7. #eb99dc
  8. #f0b3e5
  9. #f5ccee
  10. #fae6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd00a8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd00a8
  2. #c50da4
  3. #be1aa0
  4. #b6269c
  5. #ae3398
  6. #a74094
  7. #9f4d90
  8. #975a8c
  9. #8f6688
  10. #887384
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5789 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1e5dab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6779a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d91962 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8948aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5fa6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d51284 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd00a8 {
  color: #cd00a8;
}
Background
.bg-cd00a8 {
  background-color: #cd00a8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd00a8 {
  border: 2px solid #cd00a8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd00a8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 0 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd00a8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd00a8, #cd0042);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd00a8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 0 168 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.44 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.67 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.33 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.47 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.37 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.77 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 12.07 #32ff57 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cd00a8  rgb(205, 0, 168)  hsl(311, 100%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#00cd25  rgb(0, 205, 37)  hsl(131, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#a8cd00  rgb(168, 205, 0)  hsl(71, 100%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#00a8cd  rgb(0, 168, 205)  hsl(191, 100%, 40%)  Bondi Blue