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#CE00A6

#ce00a6 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ce00a6 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 0% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 19.42% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 311.65°, with 100% saturation and 40.39% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.05.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1587

Complementary

  1. #ce00a6
  2. #00ce28

Split complementary

  1. #ce00a6
  2. #3fce00
  3. #00ce8f

Analogous

  1. #8f00ce
  2. #ce00a6
  3. #ce003f

Triadic

  1. #ce00a6
  2. #a6ce00
  3. #00a6ce

Tetradic

  1. #ce00a6
  2. #ce2800
  3. #00ce28
  4. #00a6ce

Square

  1. #ce00a6
  2. #ce8f00
  3. #00ce28
  4. #003fce

Monochromatic

  1. #35002b
  2. #810068
  3. #ce00a6
  4. #ff1bd3
  5. #ff68e2

Shades

#ce00a6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce00a6
  2. #b90095
  3. #a50085
  4. #900074
  5. #7c0064
  6. #670053
  7. #520042
  8. #3e0032
  9. #290021
  10. #150011
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce00a6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce00a6
  2. #d31aaf
  3. #d833b8
  4. #dd4dc1
  5. #e266ca
  6. #e780d3
  7. #eb99db
  8. #f0b3e4
  9. #f5cced
  10. #fae6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce00a6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce00a6
  2. #c60da2
  3. #be1a9e
  4. #b7269b
  5. #af3397
  6. #a74093
  7. #9f4d8f
  8. #975a8b
  9. #906688
  10. #887384
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5788 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #225da9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6879a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db1661 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b48a8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c5fa4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d60f82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce00a6 {
  color: #ce00a6;
}
Background
.bg-ce00a6 {
  background-color: #ce00a6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ce00a6 {
  border: 2px solid #ce00a6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce00a6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 0 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce00a6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce00a6, #ce003f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce00a6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 0 166 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.05 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.32 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.31 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.60 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.61 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.68 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.81 #31ff59 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ce00a6  rgb(206, 0, 166)  hsl(312, 100%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#00ce28  rgb(0, 206, 40)  hsl(132, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#a6ce00  rgb(166, 206, 0)  hsl(72, 100%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#00a6ce  rgb(0, 166, 206)  hsl(192, 100%, 40%)  Bondi Blue