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#DC169D

#dc169d ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#dc169d is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 8.63% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 28.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 319.09°, with 81.82% saturation and 47.45% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.52.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1822

Complementary

  1. #dc169d
  2. #16dc55

Split complementary

  1. #dc169d
  2. #3adc16
  3. #16dcb8

Analogous

  1. #b816dc
  2. #dc169d
  3. #dc163a

Triadic

  1. #dc169d
  2. #9ddc16
  3. #169ddc

Tetradic

  1. #dc169d
  2. #dc5516
  3. #16dc55
  4. #169ddc

Square

  1. #dc169d
  2. #dcb816
  3. #16dc55
  4. #163adc

Monochromatic

  1. #51083a
  2. #960f6b
  3. #dc169d
  4. #ee51bc
  5. #f596d7

Shades

#dc169d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc169d
  2. #c6148d
  3. #b0127e
  4. #9a0f6e
  5. #840d5e
  6. #6e0b4f
  7. #58093f
  8. #42072f
  9. #2c041f
  10. #160210
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc169d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc169d
  2. #e02da7
  3. #e345b1
  4. #e75cba
  5. #ea73c4
  6. #ee8bce
  7. #f1a2d8
  8. #f5b9e2
  9. #f8d0eb
  10. #fce8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc169d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc169d
  2. #d3219a
  3. #ca2b97
  4. #c03694
  5. #b74091
  6. #ae4b8f
  7. #a5568c
  8. #9c6089
  9. #926b86
  10. #897583
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95e87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e62a0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a8299 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ec045e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #984e9f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa679b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e60d7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc169d {
  color: #dc169d;
}
Background
.bg-dc169d {
  background-color: #dc169d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc169d {
  border: 2px solid #dc169d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc169d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 22 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 319 82% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc169d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc169d, #dc163a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc169d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 22 157 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.52 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.45 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.66 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.11 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.50 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 8.60 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 10.47 #23e962 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#dc169d  rgb(220, 22, 157)  hsl(319, 82%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#16dc55  rgb(22, 220, 85)  hsl(139, 82%, 47%)  Malachite
#9ddc16  rgb(157, 220, 22)  hsl(79, 82%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#169ddc  rgb(22, 157, 220)  hsl(199, 82%, 47%)  Carolina Blue