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#DD00A4

#dd00a4 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#dd00a4 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 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 25.79% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 315.48°, 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.18.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1805

Complementary

  1. #dd00a4
  2. #00dd39

Split complementary

  1. #dd00a4
  2. #35dd00
  3. #00dda8

Analogous

  1. #a800dd
  2. #dd00a4
  3. #dd0035

Triadic

  1. #dd00a4
  2. #a4dd00
  3. #00a4dd

Tetradic

  1. #dd00a4
  2. #dd3900
  3. #00dd39
  4. #00a4dd

Square

  1. #dd00a4
  2. #dda800
  3. #00dd39
  4. #0035dd

Monochromatic

  1. #440032
  2. #90006b
  3. #dd00a4
  4. #ff2ac8
  5. #ff77dc

Shades

#dd00a4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd00a4
  2. #c70094
  3. #b10083
  4. #9b0073
  5. #850062
  6. #6f0052
  7. #580042
  8. #420031
  9. #2c0021
  10. #160010
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd00a4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd00a4
  2. #e01aad
  3. #e433b6
  4. #e74dbf
  5. #eb66c8
  6. #ee80d2
  7. #f199db
  8. #f5b3e4
  9. #f8cced
  10. #fce6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd00a4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd00a4
  2. #d40da0
  3. #ca1a9d
  4. #c12699
  5. #b83396
  6. #af4092
  7. #a54d8e
  8. #9c5a8b
  9. #936687
  10. #897384
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95d8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3461a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7681a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ec0060 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #974ca6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a966a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e60081 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd00a4 {
  color: #dd00a4;
}
Background
.bg-dd00a4 {
  background-color: #dd00a4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd00a4 {
  border: 2px solid #dd00a4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd00a4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 0 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 100% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd00a4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd00a4, #dd0035);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd00a4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 0 164 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.18 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.40 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.69 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.89 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 9.64 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.92 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 11.30 #22ff5b Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#dd00a4  rgb(221, 0, 164)  hsl(315, 100%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#00dd39  rgb(0, 221, 57)  hsl(135, 100%, 43%)  Malachite
#a4dd00  rgb(164, 221, 0)  hsl(75, 100%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#00a4dd  rgb(0, 164, 221)  hsl(195, 100%, 43%)  Carolina Blue