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#D400A9

#d400a9 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#d400a9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 83.14% red, 0% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 20.28% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 312.17°, with 100% saturation and 41.57% 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.47.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1686

Complementary

  1. #d400a9
  2. #00d42b

Split complementary

  1. #d400a9
  2. #3fd400
  3. #00d495

Analogous

  1. #9500d4
  2. #d400a9
  3. #d4003f

Triadic

  1. #d400a9
  2. #a9d400
  3. #00a9d4

Tetradic

  1. #d400a9
  2. #d42b00
  3. #00d42b
  4. #00a9d4

Square

  1. #d400a9
  2. #d49500
  3. #00d42b
  4. #003fd4

Monochromatic

  1. #3b002f
  2. #88006c
  3. #d400a9
  4. #ff22d2
  5. #ff6ee2

Shades

#d400a9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d400a9
  2. #bf0098
  3. #aa0087
  4. #940076
  5. #7f0065
  6. #6a0055
  7. #550044
  8. #400033
  9. #2a0022
  10. #150011
  11. #000000

Tints

#d400a9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d400a9
  2. #d81ab2
  3. #dd33ba
  4. #e14dc3
  5. #e566cb
  6. #ea80d4
  7. #ee99dd
  8. #f2b3e5
  9. #f6ccee
  10. #fbe6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d400a9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d400a9
  2. #cc0da5
  3. #c31aa1
  4. #bb269d
  5. #b23399
  6. #aa4095
  7. #a24d90
  8. #995a8c
  9. #916688
  10. #887384
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a35a8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #265fac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c7ca5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e11463 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f4aab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a162a7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dc0d85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d400a9 {
  color: #d400a9;
}
Background
.bg-d400a9 {
  background-color: #d400a9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-d400a9 {
  border: 2px solid #d400a9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d400a9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 212 0 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 100% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d400a9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d400a9, #d4003f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d400a9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(212 0 169 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.47 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 8.93 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.97 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.12 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.21 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 11.23 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.48 #2bff56 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#d400a9  rgb(212, 0, 169)  hsl(312, 100%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#00d42b  rgb(0, 212, 43)  hsl(132, 100%, 42%)  Lime Green
#a9d400  rgb(169, 212, 0)  hsl(72, 100%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#00a9d4  rgb(0, 169, 212)  hsl(192, 100%, 42%)  Bondi Blue