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#DD00A0

#dd00a0 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#dd00a0 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 0% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 27.6% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 316.56°, with 100% saturation and 43.33% 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 4.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.66.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1791

Complementary

  1. #dd00a0
  2. #00dd3d

Split complementary

  1. #dd00a0
  2. #32dd00
  3. #00ddab

Analogous

  1. #ab00dd
  2. #dd00a0
  3. #dd0032

Triadic

  1. #dd00a0
  2. #a0dd00
  3. #00a0dd

Tetradic

  1. #dd00a0
  2. #dd3d00
  3. #00dd3d
  4. #00a0dd

Square

  1. #dd00a0
  2. #ddab00
  3. #00dd3d
  4. #0032dd

Monochromatic

  1. #440031
  2. #900069
  3. #dd00a0
  4. #ff2ac4
  5. #ff77d9

Shades

#dd00a0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd00a0
  2. #c70090
  3. #b10080
  4. #9b0070
  5. #850060
  6. #6f0050
  7. #580040
  8. #420030
  9. #2c0020
  10. #160010
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd00a0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd00a0
  2. #e01aaa
  3. #e433b3
  4. #e74dbd
  5. #eb66c6
  6. #ee80d0
  7. #f199d9
  8. #f5b3e3
  9. #f8ccec
  10. #fce6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd00a0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd00a0
  2. #d40d9d
  3. #ca1a9a
  4. #c12696
  5. #b83393
  6. #af4090
  7. #a54d8d
  8. #9c5a8a
  9. #936686
  10. #897383
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95c88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3760a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #77819c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ed005d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #984ba2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa669e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7007d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd00a0 {
  color: #dd00a0;
}
Background
.bg-dd00a0 {
  background-color: #dd00a0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd00a0 {
  border: 2px solid #dd00a0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd00a0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 0 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 317 100% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd00a0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd00a0, #dd0032);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd00a0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 0 160 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.66 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.28 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.71 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.70 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.25 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 9.26 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 11.13 #22ff5f Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#dd00a0  rgb(221, 0, 160)  hsl(317, 100%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#00dd3d  rgb(0, 221, 61)  hsl(137, 100%, 43%)  Malachite
#a0dd00  rgb(160, 221, 0)  hsl(77, 100%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#00a0dd  rgb(0, 160, 221)  hsl(197, 100%, 43%)  Carolina Blue