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#C00A8B

#c00a8b ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c00a8b 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 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.79% magenta, 27.6% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 317.47°, 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 5.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 2.73.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1329

Complementary

  1. #c00a8b
  2. #0ac03f

Split complementary

  1. #c00a8b
  2. #30c00a
  3. #0ac09a

Analogous

  1. #9a0ac0
  2. #c00a8b
  3. #c00a30

Triadic

  1. #c00a8b
  2. #8bc00a
  3. #0a8bc0

Tetradic

  1. #c00a8b
  2. #c03f0a
  3. #0ac03f
  4. #0a8bc0

Square

  1. #c00a8b
  2. #c09a0a
  3. #0ac03f
  4. #0a30c0

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0222
  2. #770656
  3. #c00a8b
  4. #f423b7
  5. #f76ccf

Shades

#c00a8b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c00a8b
  2. #ad097d
  3. #9a086f
  4. #860761
  5. #730653
  6. #600546
  7. #4d0438
  8. #3a032a
  9. #26021c
  10. #13010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#c00a8b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c00a8b
  2. #c62397
  3. #cd3ba2
  4. #d354ae
  5. #d96cb9
  6. #e085c5
  7. #e69dd1
  8. #ecb6dc
  9. #f2cee8
  10. #f9e7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c00a8b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c00a8b
  2. #ba168a
  3. #b32289
  4. #ad2d88
  5. #a63987
  6. #a04586
  7. #9a5184
  8. #935d83
  9. #8d6882
  10. #867481
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935077 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #31548e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #687087 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce0051 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84428d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #935889 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8036d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c00a8b {
  color: #c00a8b;
}
Background
.bg-c00a8b {
  background-color: #c00a8b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c00a8b {
  border: 2px solid #c00a8b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c00a8b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 10 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 317 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c00a8b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c00a8b, #c00a30);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c00a8b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 10 139 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 2.73 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.86 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.24 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.57 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.84 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 11.57 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 11.84 #3ff574 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c00a8b  rgb(192, 10, 139)  hsl(317, 90%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#0ac03f  rgb(10, 192, 63)  hsl(137, 90%, 40%)  Lime Green
#8bc00a  rgb(139, 192, 10)  hsl(77, 90%, 40%)  Apple Green
#0a8bc0  rgb(10, 139, 192)  hsl(197, 90%, 40%)  Steel Blue