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#C00A84

#c00a84 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c00a84 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 3.92% green and 51.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.79% magenta, 31.25% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 319.78°, with 90.1% saturation and 39.61% 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 5.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 1.96.

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Relative luminance0.1309

Complementary

  1. #c00a84
  2. #0ac046

Split complementary

  1. #c00a84
  2. #29c00a
  3. #0ac0a1

Analogous

  1. #a10ac0
  2. #c00a84
  3. #c00a29

Triadic

  1. #c00a84
  2. #84c00a
  3. #0a84c0

Tetradic

  1. #c00a84
  2. #c0460a
  3. #0ac046
  4. #0a84c0

Square

  1. #c00a84
  2. #c0a10a
  3. #0ac046
  4. #0a29c0

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0220
  2. #770652
  3. #c00a84
  4. #f423af
  5. #f76cc9

Shades

#c00a84 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c00a84
  2. #ad0977
  3. #9a086a
  4. #86075c
  5. #73064f
  6. #600542
  7. #4d0435
  8. #3a0328
  9. #26021a
  10. #13010d
  11. #000000

Tints

#c00a84 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c00a84
  2. #c62390
  3. #cd3b9d
  4. #d354a9
  5. #d96cb5
  6. #e085c2
  7. #e69dce
  8. #ecb6da
  9. #f2cee6
  10. #f9e7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c00a84 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c00a84
  2. #ba1684
  3. #b32283
  4. #ad2d83
  5. #a63982
  6. #a04582
  7. #9a5182
  8. #935d81
  9. #8d6881
  10. #867480
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925073 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #355387 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a7080 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce004d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #844186 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #945882 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c90068 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c00a84 {
  color: #c00a84;
}
Background
.bg-c00a84 {
  background-color: #c00a84;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c00a84 {
  border: 2px solid #c00a84;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c00a84;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 10 132;
  --color-primary-hsl: 320 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c00a84 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c00a84, #c00a29);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c00a84 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 10 132 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 1.96 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 8.11 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.58 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.60 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.19 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 10.40 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 11.22 #3ff57b Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c00a84  rgb(192, 10, 132)  hsl(320, 90%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#0ac046  rgb(10, 192, 70)  hsl(140, 90%, 40%)  Lime Green
#84c00a  rgb(132, 192, 10)  hsl(80, 90%, 40%)  Apple Green
#0a84c0  rgb(10, 132, 192)  hsl(200, 90%, 40%)  Steel Blue