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#CC00A1

#cc00a1 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cc00a1 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 0% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 21.08% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 312.65°, with 100% saturation and 40% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.27.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1541

Complementary

  1. #cc00a1
  2. #00cc2b

Split complementary

  1. #cc00a1
  2. #3bcc00
  3. #00cc91

Analogous

  1. #9100cc
  2. #cc00a1
  3. #cc003b

Triadic

  1. #cc00a1
  2. #a1cc00
  3. #00a1cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc00a1
  2. #cc2b00
  3. #00cc2b
  4. #00a1cc

Square

  1. #cc00a1
  2. #cc9100
  3. #00cc2b
  4. #003bcc

Monochromatic

  1. #330028
  2. #800065
  3. #cc00a1
  4. #ff1acf
  5. #ff66df

Shades

#cc00a1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc00a1
  2. #b80091
  3. #a30081
  4. #8f0071
  5. #7a0061
  6. #660051
  7. #520040
  8. #3d0030
  9. #290020
  10. #140010
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc00a1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc00a1
  2. #d11aaa
  3. #d633b4
  4. #db4dbd
  5. #e066c7
  6. #e680d0
  7. #eb99d9
  8. #f0b3e3
  9. #f5ccec
  10. #fae6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc00a1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc00a1
  2. #c40d9e
  3. #bd1a9a
  4. #b52697
  5. #ae3394
  6. #a64091
  7. #9e4d8d
  8. #975a8a
  9. #8f6687
  10. #887383
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5685 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #265ba4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #69779d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9105e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a47a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b5e9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d40a7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc00a1 {
  color: #cc00a1;
}
Background
.bg-cc00a1 {
  background-color: #cc00a1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc00a1 {
  border: 2px solid #cc00a1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc00a1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 0 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc00a1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc00a1, #cc003b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc00a1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 0 161 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.27 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.07 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.80 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.93 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.17 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.40 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 12.31 #33ff5e Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cc00a1  rgb(204, 0, 161)  hsl(313, 100%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#00cc2b  rgb(0, 204, 43)  hsl(133, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#a1cc00  rgb(161, 204, 0)  hsl(73, 100%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#00a1cc  rgb(0, 161, 204)  hsl(193, 100%, 40%)  Bondi Blue