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#C400A6

#c400a6 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c400a6 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 0% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 15.31% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 309.18°, with 100% saturation and 38.43% 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 6.81.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1449

Complementary

  1. #c400a6
  2. #00c41e

Split complementary

  1. #c400a6
  2. #44c400
  3. #00c480

Analogous

  1. #8000c4
  2. #c400a6
  3. #c40044

Triadic

  1. #c400a6
  2. #a6c400
  3. #00a6c4

Tetradic

  1. #c400a6
  2. #c41e00
  3. #00c41e
  4. #00a6c4

Square

  1. #c400a6
  2. #c48000
  3. #00c41e
  4. #0044c4

Monochromatic

  1. #2b0024
  2. #770065
  3. #c400a6
  4. #ff11db
  5. #ff5ee6

Shades

#c400a6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c400a6
  2. #b00095
  3. #9d0085
  4. #890074
  5. #760064
  6. #620053
  7. #4e0042
  8. #3b0032
  9. #270021
  10. #140011
  11. #000000

Tints

#c400a6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c400a6
  2. #ca1aaf
  3. #d033b8
  4. #d64dc1
  5. #dc66ca
  6. #e280d3
  7. #e799db
  8. #edb3e4
  9. #f3cced
  10. #f9e6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c400a6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c400a6
  2. #bd0da2
  3. #b61a9e
  4. #b0269b
  5. #a93397
  6. #a24093
  7. #9b4d8f
  8. #945a8b
  9. #8e6688
  10. #877384
  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 #975386 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1259a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6073a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf1e61 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8246a8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #935ba4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb1682 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c400a6 {
  color: #c400a6;
}
Background
.bg-c400a6 {
  background-color: #c400a6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c400a6 {
  border: 2px solid #c400a6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c400a6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 0 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 100% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c400a6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c400a6, #c40044);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c400a6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 0 166 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.81 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.61 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.71 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.75 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.92 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.58 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.93 #3bff59 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c400a6  rgb(196, 0, 166)  hsl(309, 100%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#00c41e  rgb(0, 196, 30)  hsl(129, 100%, 38%)  Lime Green
#a6c400  rgb(166, 196, 0)  hsl(69, 100%, 38%)  Yellow Green
#00a6c4  rgb(0, 166, 196)  hsl(189, 100%, 38%)  Bondi Blue