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#DC129E

#dc129e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#dc129e is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 7.06% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.82% magenta, 28.18% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 318.42°, with 84.87% saturation and 46.67% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.54.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1812

Complementary

  1. #dc129e
  2. #12dc50

Split complementary

  1. #dc129e
  2. #39dc12
  3. #12dcb5

Analogous

  1. #b512dc
  2. #dc129e
  3. #dc1239

Triadic

  1. #dc129e
  2. #9edc12
  3. #129edc

Tetradic

  1. #dc129e
  2. #dc5012
  3. #12dc50
  4. #129edc

Square

  1. #dc129e
  2. #dcb512
  3. #12dc50
  4. #1239dc

Monochromatic

  1. #4f0638
  2. #950c6b
  3. #dc129e
  4. #f04abd
  5. #f691d7

Shades

#dc129e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc129e
  2. #c6108e
  3. #b00e7e
  4. #9a0d6f
  5. #840b5f
  6. #6e094f
  7. #58073f
  8. #42052f
  9. #2c0420
  10. #160210
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc129e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc129e
  2. #e02aa8
  3. #e341b1
  4. #e759bb
  5. #ea71c5
  6. #ee89cf
  7. #f1a0d8
  8. #f5b8e2
  9. #f8d0ec
  10. #fce7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc129e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc129e
  2. #d31d9b
  3. #ca2898
  4. #c03395
  5. #b73e92
  6. #ae498f
  7. #a5548c
  8. #9c5f89
  9. #926a86
  10. #897583
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95e88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c61a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #79819a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ec005e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #984da0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa679c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6087d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc129e {
  color: #dc129e;
}
Background
.bg-dc129e {
  background-color: #dc129e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc129e {
  border: 2px solid #dc129e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc129e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 18 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 318 85% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc129e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc129e, #dc1239);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc129e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 18 158 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.54 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.69 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.68 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.31 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.75 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 8.84 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 10.69 #23ed61 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#dc129e  rgb(220, 18, 158)  hsl(318, 85%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#12dc50  rgb(18, 220, 80)  hsl(138, 85%, 47%)  Malachite
#9edc12  rgb(158, 220, 18)  hsl(78, 85%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#129edc  rgb(18, 158, 220)  hsl(198, 85%, 47%)  Carolina Blue