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#DC208F

#dc208f ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#dc208f is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 12.55% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.45% magenta, 35% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 324.57°, with 74.6% saturation and 49.41% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.07.

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Relative luminance0.1823

Complementary

  1. #dc208f
  2. #20dc6d

Split complementary

  1. #dc208f
  2. #31dc20
  3. #20dccb

Analogous

  1. #cb20dc
  2. #dc208f
  3. #dc2031

Triadic

  1. #dc208f
  2. #8fdc20
  3. #208fdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc208f
  2. #dc6d20
  3. #20dc6d
  4. #208fdc

Square

  1. #dc208f
  2. #dccb20
  3. #20dc6d
  4. #2031dc

Monochromatic

  1. #560d38
  2. #991664
  3. #dc208f
  4. #e861b0
  5. #f2a3d2

Shades

#dc208f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc208f
  2. #c61d81
  3. #b01a72
  4. #9a1664
  5. #841356
  6. #6e1048
  7. #580d39
  8. #420a2b
  9. #2c061d
  10. #16030e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc208f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc208f
  2. #e0369a
  3. #e34da5
  4. #e763b1
  5. #ea79bc
  6. #ee90c7
  7. #f1a6d2
  8. #f5bcdd
  9. #f8d2e9
  10. #fce9f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc208f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc208f
  2. #d32a8e
  3. #ca338c
  4. #c03d8b
  5. #b74689
  6. #ae5088
  7. #a55a86
  8. #9c6385
  9. #926d83
  10. #897682
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95f81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a6192 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f828b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ed0058 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b4f91 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ac688d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e70e72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc208f {
  color: #dc208f;
}
Background
.bg-dc208f {
  background-color: #dc208f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc208f {
  border: 2px solid #dc208f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc208f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 32 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 325 75% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc208f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc208f, #dc2031);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc208f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 32 143 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.07 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 5.07 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 5.70 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 7.10 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 7.48 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.31 #ff007f Rose ΔE 8.76 #23df70 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#dc208f  rgb(220, 32, 143)  hsl(325, 75%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#20dc6d  rgb(32, 220, 109)  hsl(145, 75%, 49%)  Malachite
#8fdc20  rgb(143, 220, 32)  hsl(85, 75%, 49%)  Yellow Green
#208fdc  rgb(32, 143, 220)  hsl(205, 75%, 49%)  Bleu de France