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#DC00A4

#dc00a4 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#dc00a4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 0% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 25.45% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 315.27°, with 100% saturation and 43.14% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.09.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.179

Complementary

  1. #dc00a4
  2. #00dc38

Split complementary

  1. #dc00a4
  2. #36dc00
  3. #00dca6

Analogous

  1. #a600dc
  2. #dc00a4
  3. #dc0036

Triadic

  1. #dc00a4
  2. #a4dc00
  3. #00a4dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc00a4
  2. #dc3800
  3. #00dc38
  4. #00a4dc

Square

  1. #dc00a4
  2. #dca600
  3. #00dc38
  4. #0036dc

Monochromatic

  1. #430032
  2. #90006b
  3. #dc00a4
  4. #ff2ac9
  5. #ff76dc

Shades

#dc00a4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc00a4
  2. #c60094
  3. #b00083
  4. #9a0073
  5. #840062
  6. #6e0052
  7. #580042
  8. #420031
  9. #2c0021
  10. #160010
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc00a4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc00a4
  2. #e01aad
  3. #e333b6
  4. #e74dbf
  5. #ea66c8
  6. #ee80d2
  7. #f199db
  8. #f5b3e4
  9. #f8cced
  10. #fce6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc00a4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc00a4
  2. #d30da0
  3. #ca1a9d
  4. #c02699
  5. #b73396
  6. #ae4092
  7. #a54d8e
  8. #9c5a8b
  9. #926687
  10. #897384
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a85c8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3361a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7581a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eb0060 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #964ba6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a865a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e50081 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc00a4 {
  color: #dc00a4;
}
Background
.bg-dc00a4 {
  background-color: #dc00a4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc00a4 {
  border: 2px solid #dc00a4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc00a4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 0 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 100% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc00a4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc00a4, #dc0036);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc00a4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 0 164 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.09 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.58 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.74 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 9.12 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 9.86 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.99 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 11.53 #23ff5b Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#dc00a4  rgb(220, 0, 164)  hsl(315, 100%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#00dc38  rgb(0, 220, 56)  hsl(135, 100%, 43%)  Malachite
#a4dc00  rgb(164, 220, 0)  hsl(75, 100%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#00a4dc  rgb(0, 164, 220)  hsl(195, 100%, 43%)  Carolina Blue