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#CF00A0

#cf00a0 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cf00a0 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 0% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 22.71% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 313.62°, with 100% saturation and 40.59% 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 4.98.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.158

Complementary

  1. #cf00a0
  2. #00cf2f

Split complementary

  1. #cf00a0
  2. #39cf00
  3. #00cf96

Analogous

  1. #9600cf
  2. #cf00a0
  3. #cf0039

Triadic

  1. #cf00a0
  2. #a0cf00
  3. #00a0cf

Tetradic

  1. #cf00a0
  2. #cf2f00
  3. #00cf2f
  4. #00a0cf

Square

  1. #cf00a0
  2. #cf9600
  3. #00cf2f
  4. #0039cf

Monochromatic

  1. #36002a
  2. #830065
  3. #cf00a0
  4. #ff1dcc
  5. #ff69dd

Shades

#cf00a0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf00a0
  2. #ba0090
  3. #a60080
  4. #910070
  5. #7c0060
  6. #680050
  7. #530040
  8. #3e0030
  9. #290020
  10. #150010
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf00a0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf00a0
  2. #d41aaa
  3. #d933b3
  4. #dd4dbd
  5. #e266c6
  6. #e780d0
  7. #ec99d9
  8. #f1b3e3
  9. #f5ccec
  10. #fae6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf00a0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf00a0
  2. #c70d9d
  3. #bf1a9a
  4. #b72696
  5. #af3393
  6. #a84090
  7. #a04d8d
  8. #985a8a
  9. #906686
  10. #887383
  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 #9f5785 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2a5ca3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c799c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd0a5d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c47a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d5f9e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7067d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf00a0 {
  color: #cf00a0;
}
Background
.bg-cf00a0 {
  background-color: #cf00a0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf00a0 {
  border: 2px solid #cf00a0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf00a0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 0 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 100% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf00a0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf00a0, #cf0039);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf00a0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 0 160 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.98 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.57 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.36 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.62 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.23 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.77 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 11.97 #30ff5f Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cf00a0  rgb(207, 0, 160)  hsl(314, 100%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#00cf2f  rgb(0, 207, 47)  hsl(134, 100%, 41%)  Lime Green
#a0cf00  rgb(160, 207, 0)  hsl(74, 100%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#00a0cf  rgb(0, 160, 207)  hsl(194, 100%, 41%)  Bondi Blue