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#DD00A1

#dd00a1 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#dd00a1 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 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 27.15% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 316.29°, 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.78.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1795

Complementary

  1. #dd00a1
  2. #00dd3c

Split complementary

  1. #dd00a1
  2. #32dd00
  3. #00ddaa

Analogous

  1. #aa00dd
  2. #dd00a1
  3. #dd0032

Triadic

  1. #dd00a1
  2. #a1dd00
  3. #00a1dd

Tetradic

  1. #dd00a1
  2. #dd3c00
  3. #00dd3c
  4. #00a1dd

Square

  1. #dd00a1
  2. #ddaa00
  3. #00dd3c
  4. #0032dd

Monochromatic

  1. #440032
  2. #900069
  3. #dd00a1
  4. #ff2ac5
  5. #ff77da

Shades

#dd00a1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd00a1
  2. #c70091
  3. #b10081
  4. #9b0071
  5. #850061
  6. #6f0051
  7. #580040
  8. #420030
  9. #2c0020
  10. #160010
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd00a1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd00a1
  2. #e01aaa
  3. #e433b4
  4. #e74dbd
  5. #eb66c7
  6. #ee80d0
  7. #f199d9
  8. #f5b3e3
  9. #f8ccec
  10. #fce6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd00a1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd00a1
  2. #d40d9e
  3. #ca1a9a
  4. #c12697
  5. #b83394
  6. #af4091
  7. #a54d8d
  8. #9c5a8a
  9. #936687
  10. #897383
  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 #a95c89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3660a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #77819d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ed005e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #974ba3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa669f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7007e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd00a1 {
  color: #dd00a1;
}
Background
.bg-dd00a1 {
  background-color: #dd00a1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd00a1 {
  border: 2px solid #dd00a1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd00a1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 0 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 100% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd00a1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd00a1, #dd0032);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd00a1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 0 161 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.78 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.38 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.63 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.74 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 9.35 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.42 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 11.17 #22ff5e Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#dd00a1  rgb(221, 0, 161)  hsl(316, 100%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#00dd3c  rgb(0, 221, 60)  hsl(136, 100%, 43%)  Malachite
#a1dd00  rgb(161, 221, 0)  hsl(76, 100%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#00a1dd  rgb(0, 161, 221)  hsl(196, 100%, 43%)  Carolina Blue