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#C00A9A

#c00a9a ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c00a9a 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 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.79% magenta, 19.79% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 312.53°, 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 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.17.

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Relative luminance0.1376

Complementary

  1. #c00a9a
  2. #0ac030

Split complementary

  1. #c00a9a
  2. #3fc00a
  3. #0ac08b

Analogous

  1. #8b0ac0
  2. #c00a9a
  3. #c00a3f

Triadic

  1. #c00a9a
  2. #9ac00a
  3. #0a9ac0

Tetradic

  1. #c00a9a
  2. #c0300a
  3. #0ac030
  4. #0a9ac0

Square

  1. #c00a9a
  2. #c08b0a
  3. #0ac030
  4. #0a3fc0

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0225
  2. #770660
  3. #c00a9a
  4. #f423c8
  5. #f76cda

Shades

#c00a9a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c00a9a
  2. #ad098b
  3. #9a087b
  4. #86076c
  5. #73065c
  6. #60054d
  7. #4d043e
  8. #3a032e
  9. #26021f
  10. #13010f
  11. #000000

Tints

#c00a9a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c00a9a
  2. #c623a4
  3. #cd3bae
  4. #d354b8
  5. #d96cc2
  6. #e085cd
  7. #e69dd7
  8. #ecb6e1
  9. #f2ceeb
  10. #f9e7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c00a9a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c00a9a
  2. #ba1697
  3. #b32295
  4. #ad2d92
  5. #a63990
  6. #a0458d
  7. #9a518a
  8. #935d88
  9. #8d6885
  10. #867483
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93527f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #24579d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #627196 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc185a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81449c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #915998 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c71379 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c00a9a {
  color: #c00a9a;
}
Background
.bg-c00a9a {
  background-color: #c00a9a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c00a9a {
  border: 2px solid #c00a9a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c00a9a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 10 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c00a9a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c00a9a, #c00a3f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c00a9a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 10 154 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.17 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.76 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.94 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.25 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.07 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 11.59 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 11.72 #3ff565 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c00a9a  rgb(192, 10, 154)  hsl(313, 90%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#0ac030  rgb(10, 192, 48)  hsl(133, 90%, 40%)  Lime Green
#9ac00a  rgb(154, 192, 10)  hsl(73, 90%, 40%)  Apple Green
#0a9ac0  rgb(10, 154, 192)  hsl(193, 90%, 40%)  Bondi Blue