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#DC08A4

#dc08a4 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#dc08a4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 3.14% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 96.36% magenta, 25.45% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 315.85°, with 92.98% saturation and 44.71% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.16.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1807

Complementary

  1. #dc08a4
  2. #08dc40

Split complementary

  1. #dc08a4
  2. #3adc08
  3. #08dcaa

Analogous

  1. #aa08dc
  2. #dc08a4
  3. #dc083a

Triadic

  1. #dc08a4
  2. #a4dc08
  3. #08a4dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc08a4
  2. #dc4008
  3. #08dc40
  4. #08a4dc

Square

  1. #dc08a4
  2. #dcaa08
  3. #08dc40
  4. #083adc

Monochromatic

  1. #480336
  2. #92056d
  3. #dc08a4
  4. #f839c5
  5. #fa83db

Shades

#dc08a4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc08a4
  2. #c60794
  3. #b00683
  4. #9a0673
  5. #840562
  6. #6e0452
  7. #580342
  8. #420231
  9. #2c0221
  10. #160110
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc08a4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc08a4
  2. #e021ad
  3. #e339b6
  4. #e752bf
  5. #ea6bc8
  6. #ee84d2
  7. #f19cdb
  8. #f5b5e4
  9. #f8ceed
  10. #fce6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc08a4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc08a4
  2. #d314a0
  3. #ca209d
  4. #c02c99
  5. #b73896
  6. #ae4492
  7. #a5508e
  8. #9c5c8b
  9. #926887
  10. #897484
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95d8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3561a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7681a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eb0360 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #974da6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a966a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e50581 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc08a4 {
  color: #dc08a4;
}
Background
.bg-dc08a4 {
  background-color: #dc08a4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc08a4 {
  border: 2px solid #dc08a4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc08a4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 8 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc08a4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc08a4, #dc083a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc08a4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 8 164 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.16 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.41 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.57 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.91 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 9.68 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.90 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 11.30 #23f75b Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#dc08a4  rgb(220, 8, 164)  hsl(316, 93%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#08dc40  rgb(8, 220, 64)  hsl(136, 93%, 45%)  Malachite
#a4dc08  rgb(164, 220, 8)  hsl(76, 93%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#08a4dc  rgb(8, 164, 220)  hsl(196, 93%, 45%)  Carolina Blue