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#DD00A6

#dd00a6 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#dd00a6 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 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 24.89% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 314.93°, 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.45.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1813

Complementary

  1. #dd00a6
  2. #00dd37

Split complementary

  1. #dd00a6
  2. #38dd00
  3. #00dda5

Analogous

  1. #a500dd
  2. #dd00a6
  3. #dd0038

Triadic

  1. #dd00a6
  2. #a6dd00
  3. #00a6dd

Tetradic

  1. #dd00a6
  2. #dd3700
  3. #00dd37
  4. #00a6dd

Square

  1. #dd00a6
  2. #dda500
  3. #00dd37
  4. #0038dd

Monochromatic

  1. #440033
  2. #90006d
  3. #dd00a6
  4. #ff2aca
  5. #ff77dd

Shades

#dd00a6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd00a6
  2. #c70095
  3. #b10085
  4. #9b0074
  5. #850064
  6. #6f0053
  7. #580042
  8. #420032
  9. #2c0021
  10. #160011
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd00a6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd00a6
  2. #e01aaf
  3. #e433b8
  4. #e74dc1
  5. #eb66ca
  6. #ee80d3
  7. #f199db
  8. #f5b3e4
  9. #f8cced
  10. #fce6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd00a6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd00a6
  2. #d40da2
  3. #ca1a9e
  4. #c1269b
  5. #b83397
  6. #af4093
  7. #a54d8f
  8. #9c5a8b
  9. #936688
  10. #897384
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95d8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3261a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7581a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ec0061 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #974ca8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a966a4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e60082 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd00a6 {
  color: #dd00a6;
}
Background
.bg-dd00a6 {
  background-color: #dd00a6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd00a6 {
  border: 2px solid #dd00a6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd00a6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 0 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 100% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd00a6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd00a6, #dd0038);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd00a6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 0 166 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.45 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.27 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.90 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 9.00 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 9.83 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.25 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 11.40 #22ff59 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#dd00a6  rgb(221, 0, 166)  hsl(315, 100%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#00dd37  rgb(0, 221, 55)  hsl(135, 100%, 43%)  Malachite
#a6dd00  rgb(166, 221, 0)  hsl(75, 100%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#00a6dd  rgb(0, 166, 221)  hsl(195, 100%, 43%)  Carolina Blue