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#DC008F

#dc008f ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#dc008f is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 0% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 35% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 321°, with 100% saturation and 43.14% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.04.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.172

Complementary

  1. #dc008f
  2. #00dc4d

Split complementary

  1. #dc008f
  2. #21dc00
  3. #00dcbb

Analogous

  1. #bb00dc
  2. #dc008f
  3. #dc0021

Triadic

  1. #dc008f
  2. #8fdc00
  3. #008fdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc008f
  2. #dc4d00
  3. #00dc4d
  4. #008fdc

Square

  1. #dc008f
  2. #dcbb00
  3. #00dc4d
  4. #0021dc

Monochromatic

  1. #43002c
  2. #90005d
  3. #dc008f
  4. #ff2ab4
  5. #ff76cf

Shades

#dc008f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc008f
  2. #c60081
  3. #b00072
  4. #9a0064
  5. #840056
  6. #6e0048
  7. #580039
  8. #42002b
  9. #2c001d
  10. #16000e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc008f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc008f
  2. #e01a9a
  3. #e333a5
  4. #e74db1
  5. #ea66bc
  6. #ee80c7
  7. #f199d2
  8. #f5b3dd
  9. #f8cce9
  10. #fce6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc008f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc008f
  2. #d30d8e
  3. #ca1a8c
  4. #c0268b
  5. #b73389
  6. #ae4088
  7. #a54d86
  8. #9c5a85
  9. #926683
  10. #897382
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a85a7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #415d92 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c7f8b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ed0053 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #994891 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab648d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e70070 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc008f {
  color: #dc008f;
}
Background
.bg-dc008f {
  background-color: #dc008f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc008f {
  border: 2px solid #dc008f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc008f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 0 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 321 100% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc008f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc008f, #dc0021);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc008f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 0 143 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.04 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.18 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 6.39 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 8.28 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.64 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.67 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.69 #23ff70 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#dc008f  rgb(220, 0, 143)  hsl(321, 100%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#00dc4d  rgb(0, 220, 77)  hsl(141, 100%, 43%)  Malachite
#8fdc00  rgb(143, 220, 0)  hsl(81, 100%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#008fdc  rgb(0, 143, 220)  hsl(201, 100%, 43%)  Bleu de France