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#DC00A0

#dc00a0 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#dc00a0 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 0% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 27.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 316.36°, with 100% saturation and 43.14% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.55.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1775

Complementary

  1. #dc00a0
  2. #00dc3c

Split complementary

  1. #dc00a0
  2. #32dc00
  3. #00dcaa

Analogous

  1. #aa00dc
  2. #dc00a0
  3. #dc0032

Triadic

  1. #dc00a0
  2. #a0dc00
  3. #00a0dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc00a0
  2. #dc3c00
  3. #00dc3c
  4. #00a0dc

Square

  1. #dc00a0
  2. #dcaa00
  3. #00dc3c
  4. #0032dc

Monochromatic

  1. #430031
  2. #900068
  3. #dc00a0
  4. #ff2ac5
  5. #ff76da

Shades

#dc00a0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc00a0
  2. #c60090
  3. #b00080
  4. #9a0070
  5. #840060
  6. #6e0050
  7. #580040
  8. #420030
  9. #2c0020
  10. #160010
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc00a0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc00a0
  2. #e01aaa
  3. #e333b3
  4. #e74dbd
  5. #ea66c6
  6. #ee80d0
  7. #f199d9
  8. #f5b3e3
  9. #f8ccec
  10. #fce6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc00a0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc00a0
  2. #d30d9d
  3. #ca1a9a
  4. #c02696
  5. #b73393
  6. #ae4090
  7. #a54d8d
  8. #9c5a8a
  9. #926686
  10. #897383
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a85c88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3660a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #76809c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ec005d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #974ba2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9659e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6007d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc00a0 {
  color: #dc00a0;
}
Background
.bg-dc00a0 {
  background-color: #dc00a0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc00a0 {
  border: 2px solid #dc00a0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc00a0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 0 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 100% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc00a0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc00a0, #dc0032);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc00a0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 0 160 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.55 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.33 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.88 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.93 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.32 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 9.49 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 11.35 #23ff5f Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#dc00a0  rgb(220, 0, 160)  hsl(316, 100%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#00dc3c  rgb(0, 220, 60)  hsl(136, 100%, 43%)  Malachite
#a0dc00  rgb(160, 220, 0)  hsl(76, 100%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#00a0dc  rgb(0, 160, 220)  hsl(196, 100%, 43%)  Carolina Blue