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#C00A8D

#c00a8d ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c00a8d 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 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.79% magenta, 26.56% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 316.81°, 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 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.03.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1335

Complementary

  1. #c00a8d
  2. #0ac03d

Split complementary

  1. #c00a8d
  2. #32c00a
  3. #0ac098

Analogous

  1. #980ac0
  2. #c00a8d
  3. #c00a32

Triadic

  1. #c00a8d
  2. #8dc00a
  3. #0a8dc0

Tetradic

  1. #c00a8d
  2. #c03d0a
  3. #0ac03d
  4. #0a8dc0

Square

  1. #c00a8d
  2. #c0980a
  3. #0ac03d
  4. #0a32c0

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0222
  2. #770658
  3. #c00a8d
  4. #f423b9
  5. #f76cd0

Shades

#c00a8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c00a8d
  2. #ad097f
  3. #9a0871
  4. #860763
  5. #730655
  6. #600547
  7. #4d0438
  8. #3a032a
  9. #26021c
  10. #13010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#c00a8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c00a8d
  2. #c62398
  3. #cd3ba4
  4. #d354af
  5. #d96cbb
  6. #e085c6
  7. #e69dd1
  8. #ecb6dd
  9. #f2cee8
  10. #f9e7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c00a8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c00a8d
  2. #ba168c
  3. #b3228a
  4. #ad2d89
  5. #a63988
  6. #a04587
  7. #9a5185
  8. #935d84
  9. #8d6883
  10. #867481
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935178 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f5490 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #677089 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce0353 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83428f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93588b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8066f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c00a8d {
  color: #c00a8d;
}
Background
.bg-c00a8d {
  background-color: #c00a8d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c00a8d {
  border: 2px solid #c00a8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c00a8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 10 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 317 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c00a8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c00a8d, #c00a32);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c00a8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 10 141 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.03 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.97 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.57 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.78 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.86 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.74 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.85 #3ff572 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c00a8d  rgb(192, 10, 141)  hsl(317, 90%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#0ac03d  rgb(10, 192, 61)  hsl(137, 90%, 40%)  Lime Green
#8dc00a  rgb(141, 192, 10)  hsl(77, 90%, 40%)  Apple Green
#0a8dc0  rgb(10, 141, 192)  hsl(197, 90%, 40%)  Bondi Blue