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#DE00A0

#de00a0 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#de00a0 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 0% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 27.93% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 316.76°, with 100% saturation and 43.53% 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 5.77.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1807

Complementary

  1. #de00a0
  2. #00de3e

Split complementary

  1. #de00a0
  2. #31de00
  3. #00dead

Analogous

  1. #ad00de
  2. #de00a0
  3. #de0031

Triadic

  1. #de00a0
  2. #a0de00
  3. #00a0de

Tetradic

  1. #de00a0
  2. #de3e00
  3. #00de3e
  4. #00a0de

Square

  1. #de00a0
  2. #dead00
  3. #00de3e
  4. #0031de

Monochromatic

  1. #450032
  2. #920069
  3. #de00a0
  4. #ff2cc4
  5. #ff78d9

Shades

#de00a0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de00a0
  2. #c80090
  3. #b20080
  4. #9b0070
  5. #850060
  6. #6f0050
  7. #590040
  8. #430030
  9. #2c0020
  10. #160010
  11. #000000

Tints

#de00a0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de00a0
  2. #e11aaa
  3. #e533b3
  4. #e84dbd
  5. #eb66c6
  6. #ef80d0
  7. #f299d9
  8. #f5b3e3
  9. #f8ccec
  10. #fce6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de00a0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de00a0
  2. #d50d9d
  3. #cb1a9a
  4. #c22696
  5. #b83393
  6. #af4090
  7. #a64d8d
  8. #9c5a8a
  9. #936686
  10. #897383
  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 #aa5d89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3861a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #78819c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ee005d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #984ba2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab669e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8007d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de00a0 {
  color: #de00a0;
}
Background
.bg-de00a0 {
  background-color: #de00a0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de00a0 {
  border: 2px solid #de00a0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de00a0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 0 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 317 100% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de00a0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de00a0, #de0031);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de00a0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 0 160 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.77 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.23 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.54 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.46 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 9.04 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.19 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 10.91 #21ff5f Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#de00a0  rgb(222, 0, 160)  hsl(317, 100%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#00de3e  rgb(0, 222, 62)  hsl(137, 100%, 44%)  Malachite
#a0de00  rgb(160, 222, 0)  hsl(77, 100%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#00a0de  rgb(0, 160, 222)  hsl(197, 100%, 44%)  Carolina Blue