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#C00A7E

#c00a7e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c00a7e is a color from the rose family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 3.92% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.79% magenta, 34.37% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 321.76°, with 90.1% saturation and 39.61% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 1.99.

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Relative luminance0.1293

Complementary

  1. #c00a7e
  2. #0ac04c

Split complementary

  1. #c00a7e
  2. #23c00a
  3. #0ac0a7

Analogous

  1. #a70ac0
  2. #c00a7e
  3. #c00a23

Triadic

  1. #c00a7e
  2. #7ec00a
  3. #0a7ec0

Tetradic

  1. #c00a7e
  2. #c04c0a
  3. #0ac04c
  4. #0a7ec0

Square

  1. #c00a7e
  2. #c0a70a
  3. #0ac04c
  4. #0a23c0

Monochromatic

  1. #2f021f
  2. #77064e
  3. #c00a7e
  4. #f423a8
  5. #f76cc5

Shades

#c00a7e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c00a7e
  2. #ad0971
  3. #9a0865
  4. #860758
  5. #73064c
  6. #60053f
  7. #4d0432
  8. #3a0326
  9. #260219
  10. #13010d
  11. #000000

Tints

#c00a7e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c00a7e
  2. #c6238b
  3. #cd3b98
  4. #d354a5
  5. #d96cb2
  6. #e085bf
  7. #e69dcb
  8. #ecb6d8
  9. #f2cee5
  10. #f9e7f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c00a7e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c00a7e
  2. #ba167e
  3. #b3227e
  4. #ad2d7f
  5. #a6397f
  6. #a0457f
  7. #9a517f
  8. #935d7f
  9. #8d6880
  10. #867480
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #924f70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #395280 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c6f7a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf004a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #85407f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95587c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c90063 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c00a7e {
  color: #c00a7e;
}
Background
.bg-c00a7e {
  background-color: #c00a7e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c00a7e {
  border: 2px solid #c00a7e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c00a7e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 10 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 322 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c00a7e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c00a7e, #c00a23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c00a7e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 10 126 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 1.99 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 7.20 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 7.79 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.54 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 9.39 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.66 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 10.81 #3ff581 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c00a7e  rgb(192, 10, 126)  hsl(322, 90%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#0ac04c  rgb(10, 192, 76)  hsl(142, 90%, 40%)  Lime Green
#7ec00a  rgb(126, 192, 10)  hsl(82, 90%, 40%)  Apple Green
#0a7ec0  rgb(10, 126, 192)  hsl(202, 90%, 40%)  Steel Blue