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#C00AAE

#c00aae ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c00aae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.79% magenta, 9.37% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 305.93°, 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 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 8.44.

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Relative luminance0.1448

Complementary

  1. #c00aae
  2. #0ac01c

Split complementary

  1. #c00aae
  2. #53c00a
  3. #0ac077

Analogous

  1. #770ac0
  2. #c00aae
  3. #c00a53

Triadic

  1. #c00aae
  2. #aec00a
  3. #0aaec0

Tetradic

  1. #c00aae
  2. #c01c0a
  3. #0ac01c
  4. #0aaec0

Square

  1. #c00aae
  2. #c0770a
  3. #0ac01c
  4. #0a53c0

Monochromatic

  1. #2f022a
  2. #77066c
  3. #c00aae
  4. #f423df
  5. #f76cea

Shades

#c00aae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c00aae
  2. #ad099d
  3. #9a088b
  4. #86077a
  5. #730668
  6. #600557
  7. #4d0446
  8. #3a0334
  9. #260223
  10. #130111
  11. #000000

Tints

#c00aae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c00aae
  2. #c623b6
  3. #cd3bbe
  4. #d354c6
  5. #d96cce
  6. #e085d7
  7. #e69ddf
  8. #ecb6e7
  9. #f2ceef
  10. #f9e7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c00aae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c00aae
  2. #ba16a9
  3. #b322a5
  4. #ad2da0
  5. #a6399c
  6. #a04597
  7. #9a5192
  8. #935d8e
  9. #8d6889
  10. #867485
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94548b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5972aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c92b66 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e48b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e5aac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c62189 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c00aae {
  color: #c00aae;
}
Background
.bg-c00aae {
  background-color: #c00aae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c00aae {
  border: 2px solid #c00aae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c00aae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 10 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 306 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c00aae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c00aae, #c00a53);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c00aae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 10 174 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 8.44 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.65 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.32 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.82 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.00 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.20 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 11.20 #3ff551 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c00aae  rgb(192, 10, 174)  hsl(306, 90%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#0ac01c  rgb(10, 192, 28)  hsl(126, 90%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#aec00a  rgb(174, 192, 10)  hsl(66, 90%, 40%)  Apple Green
#0aaec0  rgb(10, 174, 192)  hsl(186, 90%, 40%)  Cadet Blue