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#DC00A9

#dc00a9 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#dc00a9 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 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 23.18% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 313.91°, 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.8.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1808

Complementary

  1. #dc00a9
  2. #00dc33

Split complementary

  1. #dc00a9
  2. #3bdc00
  3. #00dca1

Analogous

  1. #a100dc
  2. #dc00a9
  3. #dc003b

Triadic

  1. #dc00a9
  2. #a9dc00
  3. #00a9dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc00a9
  2. #dc3300
  3. #00dc33
  4. #00a9dc

Square

  1. #dc00a9
  2. #dca100
  3. #00dc33
  4. #003bdc

Monochromatic

  1. #430033
  2. #90006e
  3. #dc00a9
  4. #ff2ace
  5. #ff76df

Shades

#dc00a9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc00a9
  2. #c60098
  3. #b00087
  4. #9a0076
  5. #840065
  6. #6e0055
  7. #580044
  8. #420033
  9. #2c0022
  10. #160011
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc00a9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc00a9
  2. #e01ab2
  3. #e333ba
  4. #e74dc3
  5. #ea66cb
  6. #ee80d4
  7. #f199dd
  8. #f5b3e5
  9. #f8ccee
  10. #fce6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc00a9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc00a9
  2. #d30da5
  3. #ca1aa1
  4. #c0269d
  5. #b73399
  6. #ae4095
  7. #a54d90
  8. #9c5a8c
  9. #926688
  10. #897384
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95d8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e62ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7381a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eb0863 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #964cab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a866a7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e50585 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc00a9 {
  color: #dc00a9;
}
Background
.bg-dc00a9 {
  background-color: #dc00a9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc00a9 {
  border: 2px solid #dc00a9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc00a9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 0 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 100% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc00a9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc00a9, #dc003b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc00a9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 0 169 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.80 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.29 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.30 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 9.41 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 10.35 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.80 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.42 #23ff56 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#dc00a9  rgb(220, 0, 169)  hsl(314, 100%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#00dc33  rgb(0, 220, 51)  hsl(134, 100%, 43%)  Malachite
#a9dc00  rgb(169, 220, 0)  hsl(74, 100%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#00a9dc  rgb(0, 169, 220)  hsl(194, 100%, 43%)  Carolina Blue