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#DC00A5

#dc00a5 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#dc00a5 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 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 25% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 315°, 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.23.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1793

Complementary

  1. #dc00a5
  2. #00dc37

Split complementary

  1. #dc00a5
  2. #37dc00
  3. #00dca5

Analogous

  1. #a500dc
  2. #dc00a5
  3. #dc0037

Triadic

  1. #dc00a5
  2. #a5dc00
  3. #00a5dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc00a5
  2. #dc3700
  3. #00dc37
  4. #00a5dc

Square

  1. #dc00a5
  2. #dca500
  3. #00dc37
  4. #0037dc

Monochromatic

  1. #430032
  2. #90006c
  3. #dc00a5
  4. #ff2aca
  5. #ff76dd

Shades

#dc00a5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc00a5
  2. #c60095
  3. #b00084
  4. #9a0074
  5. #840063
  6. #6e0053
  7. #580042
  8. #420032
  9. #2c0021
  10. #160011
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc00a5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc00a5
  2. #e01aae
  3. #e333b7
  4. #e74dc0
  5. #ea66c9
  6. #ee80d2
  7. #f199db
  8. #f5b3e4
  9. #f8cced
  10. #fce6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc00a5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc00a5
  2. #d30da1
  3. #ca1a9e
  4. #c0269a
  5. #b73396
  6. #ae4093
  7. #a54d8f
  8. #9c5a8b
  9. #926687
  10. #897384
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a85c8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3261a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7581a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eb0060 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #964ca7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a865a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e50081 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc00a5 {
  color: #dc00a5;
}
Background
.bg-dc00a5 {
  background-color: #dc00a5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc00a5 {
  border: 2px solid #dc00a5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc00a5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 0 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 100% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc00a5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc00a5, #dc0037);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc00a5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 0 165 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.23 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.52 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.85 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 9.17 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 9.95 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.15 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 11.57 #23ff5a Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#dc00a5  rgb(220, 0, 165)  hsl(315, 100%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#00dc37  rgb(0, 220, 55)  hsl(135, 100%, 43%)  Malachite
#a5dc00  rgb(165, 220, 0)  hsl(75, 100%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#00a5dc  rgb(0, 165, 220)  hsl(195, 100%, 43%)  Carolina Blue