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#DE00A4

#de00a4 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#de00a4 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 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 26.13% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 315.68°, 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.28.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1821

Complementary

  1. #de00a4
  2. #00de3a

Split complementary

  1. #de00a4
  2. #35de00
  3. #00dea9

Analogous

  1. #a900de
  2. #de00a4
  3. #de0035

Triadic

  1. #de00a4
  2. #a4de00
  3. #00a4de

Tetradic

  1. #de00a4
  2. #de3a00
  3. #00de3a
  4. #00a4de

Square

  1. #de00a4
  2. #dea900
  3. #00de3a
  4. #0035de

Monochromatic

  1. #450033
  2. #92006b
  3. #de00a4
  4. #ff2cc8
  5. #ff78dc

Shades

#de00a4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de00a4
  2. #c80094
  3. #b20083
  4. #9b0073
  5. #850062
  6. #6f0052
  7. #590042
  8. #430031
  9. #2c0021
  10. #160010
  11. #000000

Tints

#de00a4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de00a4
  2. #e11aad
  3. #e533b6
  4. #e84dbf
  5. #eb66c8
  6. #ef80d2
  7. #f299db
  8. #f5b3e4
  9. #f8cced
  10. #fce6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de00a4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de00a4
  2. #d50da0
  3. #cb1a9d
  4. #c22699
  5. #b83396
  6. #af4092
  7. #a64d8e
  8. #9c5a8b
  9. #936687
  10. #897384
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa5d8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3561a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7782a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ed0060 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #984ca6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa66a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e70081 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de00a4 {
  color: #de00a4;
}
Background
.bg-de00a4 {
  background-color: #de00a4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de00a4 {
  border: 2px solid #de00a4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de00a4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 0 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 100% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de00a4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de00a4, #de0035);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de00a4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 0 164 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.28 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.22 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.64 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.66 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 9.42 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.86 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 11.08 #21ff5b Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#de00a4  rgb(222, 0, 164)  hsl(316, 100%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#00de3a  rgb(0, 222, 58)  hsl(136, 100%, 44%)  Malachite
#a4de00  rgb(164, 222, 0)  hsl(76, 100%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#00a4de  rgb(0, 164, 222)  hsl(196, 100%, 44%)  Carolina Blue