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#CC009A

#cc009a ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cc009a is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 0% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 24.51% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 314.71°, with 100% saturation and 40% 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 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.02.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1517

Complementary

  1. #cc009a
  2. #00cc32

Split complementary

  1. #cc009a
  2. #34cc00
  3. #00cc98

Analogous

  1. #9800cc
  2. #cc009a
  3. #cc0034

Triadic

  1. #cc009a
  2. #9acc00
  3. #009acc

Tetradic

  1. #cc009a
  2. #cc3200
  3. #00cc32
  4. #009acc

Square

  1. #cc009a
  2. #cc9800
  3. #00cc32
  4. #0034cc

Monochromatic

  1. #330026
  2. #800060
  3. #cc009a
  4. #ff1ac7
  5. #ff66d9

Shades

#cc009a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc009a
  2. #b8008b
  3. #a3007b
  4. #8f006c
  5. #7a005c
  6. #66004d
  7. #52003e
  8. #3d002e
  9. #29001f
  10. #14000f
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc009a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc009a
  2. #d11aa4
  3. #d633ae
  4. #db4db8
  5. #e066c2
  6. #e680cd
  7. #eb99d7
  8. #f0b3e1
  9. #f5cceb
  10. #fae6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc009a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc009a
  2. #c40d97
  3. #bd1a95
  4. #b52692
  5. #ae3390
  6. #a6408d
  7. #9e4d8a
  8. #975a88
  9. #8f6685
  10. #887383
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5581 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d5a9d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b7796 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da0159 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b469c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c5d98 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d40179 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc009a {
  color: #cc009a;
}
Background
.bg-cc009a {
  background-color: #cc009a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc009a {
  border: 2px solid #cc009a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc009a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 0 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc009a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc009a, #cc0034);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc009a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 0 154 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.02 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.40 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.08 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.28 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.30 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.50 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 12.19 #33ff65 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cc009a  rgb(204, 0, 154)  hsl(315, 100%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#00cc32  rgb(0, 204, 50)  hsl(135, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#9acc00  rgb(154, 204, 0)  hsl(75, 100%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#009acc  rgb(0, 154, 204)  hsl(195, 100%, 40%)  Bondi Blue