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#C00A8F

#c00a8f ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c00a8f 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 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.79% magenta, 25.52% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 316.15°, 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.34.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1341

Complementary

  1. #c00a8f
  2. #0ac03b

Split complementary

  1. #c00a8f
  2. #34c00a
  3. #0ac096

Analogous

  1. #960ac0
  2. #c00a8f
  3. #c00a34

Triadic

  1. #c00a8f
  2. #8fc00a
  3. #0a8fc0

Tetradic

  1. #c00a8f
  2. #c03b0a
  3. #0ac03b
  4. #0a8fc0

Square

  1. #c00a8f
  2. #c0960a
  3. #0ac03b
  4. #0a34c0

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0223
  2. #770659
  3. #c00a8f
  4. #f423bb
  5. #f76cd2

Shades

#c00a8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c00a8f
  2. #ad0981
  3. #9a0872
  4. #860764
  5. #730656
  6. #600548
  7. #4d0439
  8. #3a032b
  9. #26021d
  10. #13010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#c00a8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c00a8f
  2. #c6239a
  3. #cd3ba5
  4. #d354b1
  5. #d96cbc
  6. #e085c7
  7. #e69dd2
  8. #ecb6dd
  9. #f2cee9
  10. #f9e7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c00a8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c00a8f
  2. #ba168e
  3. #b3228c
  4. #ad2d8b
  5. #a63989
  6. #a04588
  7. #9a5186
  8. #935d85
  9. #8d6883
  10. #867482
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935179 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e5592 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #66708b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd0754 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #834291 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93598d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c80870 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c00a8f {
  color: #c00a8f;
}
Background
.bg-c00a8f {
  background-color: #c00a8f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c00a8f {
  border: 2px solid #c00a8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c00a8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 10 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c00a8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c00a8f, #c00a34);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c00a8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 10 143 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.34 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.09 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.73 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.90 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.15 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.58 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.60 #3ff570 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c00a8f  rgb(192, 10, 143)  hsl(316, 90%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#0ac03b  rgb(10, 192, 59)  hsl(136, 90%, 40%)  Lime Green
#8fc00a  rgb(143, 192, 10)  hsl(76, 90%, 40%)  Apple Green
#0a8fc0  rgb(10, 143, 192)  hsl(196, 90%, 40%)  Bondi Blue