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#DD00A3

#dd00a3 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#dd00a3 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 0% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 26.24% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 315.75°, with 100% saturation and 43.33% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.04.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1802

Complementary

  1. #dd00a3
  2. #00dd3a

Split complementary

  1. #dd00a3
  2. #34dd00
  3. #00dda8

Analogous

  1. #a800dd
  2. #dd00a3
  3. #dd0034

Triadic

  1. #dd00a3
  2. #a3dd00
  3. #00a3dd

Tetradic

  1. #dd00a3
  2. #dd3a00
  3. #00dd3a
  4. #00a3dd

Square

  1. #dd00a3
  2. #dda800
  3. #00dd3a
  4. #0034dd

Monochromatic

  1. #440032
  2. #90006b
  3. #dd00a3
  4. #ff2ac7
  5. #ff77db

Shades

#dd00a3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd00a3
  2. #c70093
  3. #b10082
  4. #9b0072
  5. #850062
  6. #6f0052
  7. #580041
  8. #420031
  9. #2c0021
  10. #160010
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd00a3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd00a3
  2. #e01aac
  3. #e433b5
  4. #e74dbf
  5. #eb66c8
  6. #ee80d1
  7. #f199da
  8. #f5b3e3
  9. #f8cced
  10. #fce6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd00a3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd00a3
  2. #d40da0
  3. #ca1a9c
  4. #c12699
  5. #b83395
  6. #af4092
  7. #a54d8e
  8. #9c5a8b
  9. #936687
  10. #897384
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95c8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3561a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #76819f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ec005f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #974ca5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a966a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e60080 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd00a3 {
  color: #dd00a3;
}
Background
.bg-dd00a3 {
  background-color: #dd00a3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd00a3 {
  border: 2px solid #dd00a3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd00a3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 0 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 100% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd00a3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd00a3, #dd0034);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd00a3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 0 163 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.04 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.47 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.58 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.84 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 9.54 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.75 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 11.26 #22ff5c Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#dd00a3  rgb(221, 0, 163)  hsl(316, 100%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#00dd3a  rgb(0, 221, 58)  hsl(136, 100%, 43%)  Malachite
#a3dd00  rgb(163, 221, 0)  hsl(76, 100%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#00a3dd  rgb(0, 163, 221)  hsl(196, 100%, 43%)  Carolina Blue