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#CC00A3

#cc00a3 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cc00a3 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 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 20.1% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 312.06°, 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.62.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1548

Complementary

  1. #cc00a3
  2. #00cc29

Split complementary

  1. #cc00a3
  2. #3dcc00
  3. #00cc8f

Analogous

  1. #8f00cc
  2. #cc00a3
  3. #cc003d

Triadic

  1. #cc00a3
  2. #a3cc00
  3. #00a3cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc00a3
  2. #cc2900
  3. #00cc29
  4. #00a3cc

Square

  1. #cc00a3
  2. #cc8f00
  3. #00cc29
  4. #003dcc

Monochromatic

  1. #330029
  2. #800066
  3. #cc00a3
  4. #ff1ad1
  5. #ff66e0

Shades

#cc00a3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc00a3
  2. #b80093
  3. #a30082
  4. #8f0072
  5. #7a0062
  6. #660052
  7. #520041
  8. #3d0031
  9. #290021
  10. #140010
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc00a3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc00a3
  2. #d11aac
  3. #d633b5
  4. #db4dbf
  5. #e066c8
  6. #e680d1
  7. #eb99da
  8. #f0b3e3
  9. #f5cced
  10. #fae6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc00a3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc00a3
  2. #c40da0
  3. #bd1a9c
  4. #b52699
  5. #ae3395
  6. #a64092
  7. #9e4d8e
  8. #975a8b
  9. #8f6687
  10. #887384
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5686 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #235ba6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #68789f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9135f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8947a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5ea1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d40d80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc00a3 {
  color: #cc00a3;
}
Background
.bg-cc00a3 {
  background-color: #cc00a3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc00a3 {
  border: 2px solid #cc00a3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc00a3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 0 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc00a3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc00a3, #cc003d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc00a3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 0 163 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.62 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.27 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.62 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.85 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.46 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.47 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 12.04 #33ff5c Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cc00a3  rgb(204, 0, 163)  hsl(312, 100%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#00cc29  rgb(0, 204, 41)  hsl(132, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#a3cc00  rgb(163, 204, 0)  hsl(72, 100%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#00a3cc  rgb(0, 163, 204)  hsl(192, 100%, 40%)  Bondi Blue