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#C00AAC

#c00aac ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c00aac 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 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.79% magenta, 10.42% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 306.59°, 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 8.13.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.144

Complementary

  1. #c00aac
  2. #0ac01e

Split complementary

  1. #c00aac
  2. #51c00a
  3. #0ac079

Analogous

  1. #790ac0
  2. #c00aac
  3. #c00a51

Triadic

  1. #c00aac
  2. #acc00a
  3. #0aacc0

Tetradic

  1. #c00aac
  2. #c01e0a
  3. #0ac01e
  4. #0aacc0

Square

  1. #c00aac
  2. #c0790a
  3. #0ac01e
  4. #0a51c0

Monochromatic

  1. #2f022a
  2. #77066b
  3. #c00aac
  4. #f423dd
  5. #f76ce8

Shades

#c00aac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c00aac
  2. #ad099b
  3. #9a088a
  4. #860778
  5. #730667
  6. #600556
  7. #4d0445
  8. #3a0334
  9. #260222
  10. #130111
  11. #000000

Tints

#c00aac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c00aac
  2. #c623b4
  3. #cd3bbd
  4. #d354c5
  5. #d96ccd
  6. #e085d6
  7. #e69dde
  8. #ecb6e6
  9. #f2ceee
  10. #f9e7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c00aac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c00aac
  2. #ba16a8
  3. #b322a3
  4. #ad2d9f
  5. #a6399a
  6. #a04596
  7. #9a5192
  8. #935d8d
  9. #8d6889
  10. #867484
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #945489 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a72a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca2965 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e47ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e5aaa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c62087 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c00aac {
  color: #c00aac;
}
Background
.bg-c00aac {
  background-color: #c00aac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c00aac {
  border: 2px solid #c00aac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c00aac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 10 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 307 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c00aac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c00aac, #c00a51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c00aac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 10 172 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 8.13 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.76 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.58 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.67 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.13 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.21 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 11.44 #3ff553 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c00aac  rgb(192, 10, 172)  hsl(307, 90%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#0ac01e  rgb(10, 192, 30)  hsl(127, 90%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#acc00a  rgb(172, 192, 10)  hsl(67, 90%, 40%)  Apple Green
#0aacc0  rgb(10, 172, 192)  hsl(187, 90%, 40%)  Cadet Blue