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#C00A88

#c00a88 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c00a88 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 3.92% green and 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.79% magenta, 29.17% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 318.46°, with 90.1% saturation and 39.61% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 2.33.

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Relative luminance0.132

Complementary

  1. #c00a88
  2. #0ac042

Split complementary

  1. #c00a88
  2. #2dc00a
  3. #0ac09d

Analogous

  1. #9d0ac0
  2. #c00a88
  3. #c00a2d

Triadic

  1. #c00a88
  2. #88c00a
  3. #0a88c0

Tetradic

  1. #c00a88
  2. #c0420a
  3. #0ac042
  4. #0a88c0

Square

  1. #c00a88
  2. #c09d0a
  3. #0ac042
  4. #0a2dc0

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0221
  2. #770655
  3. #c00a88
  4. #f423b3
  5. #f76ccc

Shades

#c00a88 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c00a88
  2. #ad097a
  3. #9a086d
  4. #86075f
  5. #730652
  6. #600544
  7. #4d0436
  8. #3a0329
  9. #26021b
  10. #13010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#c00a88 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c00a88
  2. #c62394
  3. #cd3ba0
  4. #d354ac
  5. #d96cb8
  6. #e085c4
  7. #e69dcf
  8. #ecb6db
  9. #f2cee7
  10. #f9e7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c00a88 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c00a88
  2. #ba1687
  3. #b32286
  4. #ad2d86
  5. #a63985
  6. #a04584
  7. #9a5183
  8. #935d82
  9. #8d6882
  10. #867481
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935075 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #33538b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #697084 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce0050 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84418a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #945886 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9006b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c00a88 {
  color: #c00a88;
}
Background
.bg-c00a88 {
  background-color: #c00a88;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c00a88 {
  border: 2px solid #c00a88;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c00a88;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 10 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 318 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c00a88 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c00a88, #c00a2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c00a88 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 10 136 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 2.33 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.72 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 8.75 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.14 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.96 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 11.07 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 11.56 #3ff577 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c00a88  rgb(192, 10, 136)  hsl(318, 90%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#0ac042  rgb(10, 192, 66)  hsl(138, 90%, 40%)  Lime Green
#88c00a  rgb(136, 192, 10)  hsl(78, 90%, 40%)  Apple Green
#0a88c0  rgb(10, 136, 192)  hsl(198, 90%, 40%)  Steel Blue