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#DC00A8

#dc00a8 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#dc00a8 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 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 23.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 314.18°, 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.65.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1804

Complementary

  1. #dc00a8
  2. #00dc34

Split complementary

  1. #dc00a8
  2. #3adc00
  3. #00dca2

Analogous

  1. #a200dc
  2. #dc00a8
  3. #dc003a

Triadic

  1. #dc00a8
  2. #a8dc00
  3. #00a8dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc00a8
  2. #dc3400
  3. #00dc34
  4. #00a8dc

Square

  1. #dc00a8
  2. #dca200
  3. #00dc34
  4. #003adc

Monochromatic

  1. #430033
  2. #90006e
  3. #dc00a8
  4. #ff2acd
  5. #ff76df

Shades

#dc00a8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc00a8
  2. #c60097
  3. #b00086
  4. #9a0076
  5. #840065
  6. #6e0054
  7. #580043
  8. #420032
  9. #2c0022
  10. #160011
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc00a8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc00a8
  2. #e01ab1
  3. #e333b9
  4. #e74dc2
  5. #ea66cb
  6. #ee80d4
  7. #f199dc
  8. #f5b3e5
  9. #f8ccee
  10. #fce6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc00a8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc00a8
  2. #d30da4
  3. #ca1aa0
  4. #c0269c
  5. #b73398
  6. #ae4094
  7. #a54d90
  8. #9c5a8c
  9. #926688
  10. #897384
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95d8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f61ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7481a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eb0662 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #964caa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a865a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e50384 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc00a8 {
  color: #dc00a8;
}
Background
.bg-dc00a8 {
  background-color: #dc00a8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc00a8 {
  border: 2px solid #dc00a8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc00a8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 0 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 100% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc00a8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc00a8, #dc003a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc00a8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 0 168 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.65 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.34 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.19 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 9.35 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 10.25 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.64 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.55 #23ff57 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#dc00a8  rgb(220, 0, 168)  hsl(314, 100%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#00dc34  rgb(0, 220, 52)  hsl(134, 100%, 43%)  Malachite
#a8dc00  rgb(168, 220, 0)  hsl(74, 100%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#00a8dc  rgb(0, 168, 220)  hsl(194, 100%, 43%)  Carolina Blue