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#C00A81

#c00a81 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c00a81 is a color from the rose family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 3.92% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.79% magenta, 32.81% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 320.77°, with 90.1% saturation and 39.61% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 1.87.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1301

Complementary

  1. #c00a81
  2. #0ac049

Split complementary

  1. #c00a81
  2. #26c00a
  3. #0ac0a4

Analogous

  1. #a40ac0
  2. #c00a81
  3. #c00a26

Triadic

  1. #c00a81
  2. #81c00a
  3. #0a81c0

Tetradic

  1. #c00a81
  2. #c0490a
  3. #0ac049
  4. #0a81c0

Square

  1. #c00a81
  2. #c0a40a
  3. #0ac049
  4. #0a26c0

Monochromatic

  1. #2f021f
  2. #770650
  3. #c00a81
  4. #f423ab
  5. #f76cc7

Shades

#c00a81 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c00a81
  2. #ad0974
  3. #9a0867
  4. #86075a
  5. #73064d
  6. #600541
  7. #4d0434
  8. #3a0327
  9. #26021a
  10. #13010d
  11. #000000

Tints

#c00a81 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c00a81
  2. #c6238e
  3. #cd3b9a
  4. #d354a7
  5. #d96cb3
  6. #e085c0
  7. #e69dcd
  8. #ecb6d9
  9. #f2cee6
  10. #f9e7f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c00a81 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c00a81
  2. #ba1681
  3. #b32281
  4. #ad2d81
  5. #a63981
  6. #a04581
  7. #9a5180
  8. #935d80
  9. #8d6880
  10. #867480
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925071 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #375283 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b6f7d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf004b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #854082 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95587f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c90065 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c00a81 {
  color: #c00a81;
}
Background
.bg-c00a81 {
  background-color: #c00a81;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c00a81 {
  border: 2px solid #c00a81;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c00a81;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 10 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 321 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c00a81 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c00a81, #c00a26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c00a81 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 10 129 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 1.87 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 7.65 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.18 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.55 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 9.90 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.40 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 11.00 #3ff57e Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c00a81  rgb(192, 10, 129)  hsl(321, 90%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#0ac049  rgb(10, 192, 73)  hsl(141, 90%, 40%)  Lime Green
#81c00a  rgb(129, 192, 10)  hsl(81, 90%, 40%)  Apple Green
#0a81c0  rgb(10, 129, 192)  hsl(201, 90%, 40%)  Steel Blue