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#DC169F

#dc169f ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#dc169f 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 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 27.73% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 318.48°, 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.75.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1829

Complementary

  1. #dc169f
  2. #16dc53

Split complementary

  1. #dc169f
  2. #3cdc16
  3. #16dcb6

Analogous

  1. #b616dc
  2. #dc169f
  3. #dc163c

Triadic

  1. #dc169f
  2. #9fdc16
  3. #169fdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc169f
  2. #dc5316
  3. #16dc53
  4. #169fdc

Square

  1. #dc169f
  2. #dcb616
  3. #16dc53
  4. #163cdc

Monochromatic

  1. #51083a
  2. #960f6d
  3. #dc169f
  4. #ee51bd
  5. #f596d8

Shades

#dc169f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc169f
  2. #c6148f
  3. #b0127f
  4. #9a0f6f
  5. #840d5f
  6. #6e0b50
  7. #580940
  8. #420730
  9. #2c0420
  10. #160210
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc169f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc169f
  2. #e02da9
  3. #e345b2
  4. #e75cbc
  5. #ea73c5
  6. #ee8bcf
  7. #f1a2d9
  8. #f5b9e2
  9. #f8d0ec
  10. #fce8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc169f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc169f
  2. #d3219c
  3. #ca2b99
  4. #c03696
  5. #b74093
  6. #ae4b90
  7. #a5568c
  8. #9c6089
  9. #926b86
  10. #897583
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95e89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d62a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #79829b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ec085f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #984ea1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa679d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e60f7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc169f {
  color: #dc169f;
}
Background
.bg-dc169f {
  background-color: #dc169f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc169f {
  border: 2px solid #dc169f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc169f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 22 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 318 82% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc169f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc169f, #dc163c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc169f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 22 159 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.75 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.65 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.47 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.19 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 8.79 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.86 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 10.55 #23e960 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#dc169f  rgb(220, 22, 159)  hsl(318, 82%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#16dc53  rgb(22, 220, 83)  hsl(138, 82%, 47%)  Malachite
#9fdc16  rgb(159, 220, 22)  hsl(78, 82%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#169fdc  rgb(22, 159, 220)  hsl(198, 82%, 47%)  Carolina Blue