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#C00A96

#c00a96 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c00a96 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 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.79% magenta, 21.87% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 313.85°, 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 5.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.5.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1363

Complementary

  1. #c00a96
  2. #0ac034

Split complementary

  1. #c00a96
  2. #3bc00a
  3. #0ac08f

Analogous

  1. #8f0ac0
  2. #c00a96
  3. #c00a3b

Triadic

  1. #c00a96
  2. #96c00a
  3. #0a96c0

Tetradic

  1. #c00a96
  2. #c0340a
  3. #0ac034
  4. #0a96c0

Square

  1. #c00a96
  2. #c08f0a
  3. #0ac034
  4. #0a3bc0

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0224
  2. #77065d
  3. #c00a96
  4. #f423c3
  5. #f76cd7

Shades

#c00a96 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c00a96
  2. #ad0987
  3. #9a0878
  4. #860769
  5. #73065a
  6. #60054b
  7. #4d043c
  8. #3a032d
  9. #26021e
  10. #13010f
  11. #000000

Tints

#c00a96 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c00a96
  2. #c623a1
  3. #cd3bab
  4. #d354b6
  5. #d96cc0
  6. #e085cb
  7. #e69dd5
  8. #ecb6e0
  9. #f2ceea
  10. #f9e7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c00a96 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c00a96
  2. #ba1694
  3. #b32292
  4. #ad2d8f
  5. #a6398d
  6. #a0458b
  7. #9a5189
  8. #935d87
  9. #8d6884
  10. #867482
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93517d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #285699 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #647192 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc1358 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #824498 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #925994 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c81076 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c00a96 {
  color: #c00a96;
}
Background
.bg-c00a96 {
  background-color: #c00a96;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c00a96 {
  border: 2px solid #c00a96;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c00a96;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 10 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c00a96 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c00a96, #c00a3b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c00a96 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 10 150 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.50 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.60 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.70 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.70 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 11.06 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.16 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.21 #3ff569 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c00a96  rgb(192, 10, 150)  hsl(314, 90%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#0ac034  rgb(10, 192, 52)  hsl(134, 90%, 40%)  Lime Green
#96c00a  rgb(150, 192, 10)  hsl(74, 90%, 40%)  Apple Green
#0a96c0  rgb(10, 150, 192)  hsl(194, 90%, 40%)  Bondi Blue