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#CC00A8

#cc00a8 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cc00a8 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 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 17.65% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 310.59°, 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 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.49.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1566

Complementary

  1. #cc00a8
  2. #00cc24

Split complementary

  1. #cc00a8
  2. #42cc00
  3. #00cc8a

Analogous

  1. #8a00cc
  2. #cc00a8
  3. #cc0042

Triadic

  1. #cc00a8
  2. #a8cc00
  3. #00a8cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc00a8
  2. #cc2400
  3. #00cc24
  4. #00a8cc

Square

  1. #cc00a8
  2. #cc8a00
  3. #00cc24
  4. #0042cc

Monochromatic

  1. #33002a
  2. #800069
  3. #cc00a8
  4. #ff1ad6
  5. #ff66e4

Shades

#cc00a8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc00a8
  2. #b80097
  3. #a30086
  4. #8f0076
  5. #7a0065
  6. #660054
  7. #520043
  8. #3d0032
  9. #290022
  10. #140011
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc00a8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc00a8
  2. #d11ab1
  3. #d633b9
  4. #db4dc2
  5. #e066cb
  6. #e680d4
  7. #eb99dc
  8. #f0b3e5
  9. #f5ccee
  10. #fae6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc00a8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc00a8
  2. #c40da4
  3. #bd1aa0
  4. #b5269c
  5. #ae3398
  6. #a64094
  7. #9e4d90
  8. #975a8c
  9. #8f6688
  10. #887384
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5689 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1c5cab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6678a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d81a62 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8948aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5ea6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d31284 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc00a8 {
  color: #cc00a8;
}
Background
.bg-cc00a8 {
  background-color: #cc00a8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc00a8 {
  border: 2px solid #cc00a8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc00a8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 0 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc00a8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc00a8, #cc0042);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc00a8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 0 168 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.49 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.80 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.22 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.68 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.39 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.65 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.91 #33ff57 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cc00a8  rgb(204, 0, 168)  hsl(311, 100%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#00cc24  rgb(0, 204, 36)  hsl(131, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#a8cc00  rgb(168, 204, 0)  hsl(71, 100%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#00a8cc  rgb(0, 168, 204)  hsl(191, 100%, 40%)  Bondi Blue