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#DE00A6

#de00a6 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#de00a6 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 0% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 25.23% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 315.14°, with 100% saturation and 43.53% 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 6.54.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1828

Complementary

  1. #de00a6
  2. #00de38

Split complementary

  1. #de00a6
  2. #37de00
  3. #00dea7

Analogous

  1. #a700de
  2. #de00a6
  3. #de0037

Triadic

  1. #de00a6
  2. #a6de00
  3. #00a6de

Tetradic

  1. #de00a6
  2. #de3800
  3. #00de38
  4. #00a6de

Square

  1. #de00a6
  2. #dea700
  3. #00de38
  4. #0037de

Monochromatic

  1. #450034
  2. #92006d
  3. #de00a6
  4. #ff2cca
  5. #ff78dd

Shades

#de00a6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de00a6
  2. #c80095
  3. #b20085
  4. #9b0074
  5. #850064
  6. #6f0053
  7. #590042
  8. #430032
  9. #2c0021
  10. #160011
  11. #000000

Tints

#de00a6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de00a6
  2. #e11aaf
  3. #e533b8
  4. #e84dc1
  5. #eb66ca
  6. #ef80d3
  7. #f299db
  8. #f5b3e4
  9. #f8cced
  10. #fce6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de00a6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de00a6
  2. #d50da2
  3. #cb1a9e
  4. #c2269b
  5. #b83397
  6. #af4093
  7. #a64d8f
  8. #9c5a8b
  9. #936688
  10. #897384
  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 #aa5d8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3362a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7682a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ed0061 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #984ca8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa66a4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e70082 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de00a6 {
  color: #de00a6;
}
Background
.bg-de00a6 {
  background-color: #de00a6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de00a6 {
  border: 2px solid #de00a6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de00a6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 0 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 100% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de00a6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de00a6, #de0037);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de00a6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 0 166 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.54 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.08 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.85 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.77 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 9.62 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.19 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 11.18 #21ff59 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#de00a6  rgb(222, 0, 166)  hsl(315, 100%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#00de38  rgb(0, 222, 56)  hsl(135, 100%, 44%)  Malachite
#a6de00  rgb(166, 222, 0)  hsl(75, 100%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#00a6de  rgb(0, 166, 222)  hsl(195, 100%, 44%)  Carolina Blue