#CC00A8

A medium, vivid magenta closely aligning with Mediumvioletred.

About #CC00A8

The hex code #CC00A8 represents a beautifully specific shade of magenta. Its closest recognized web color is Mediumvioletred. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 204, 0, and 168.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 100% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 310.6° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 40.0% lightness.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#CC00A8
RGB204, 0, 168
HSL310.6°, 100.0%, 40.0%
CMYK0%, 100%, 18%, 20%
HSV310.6°, 100.0%, 80.0%
LAB46.5, 78.2, -33.5
XYZ32.0, 15.7, 38.4
Decimal13369512

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.08:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.13:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.86:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.51:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #CC00A8; }
.text-color { color: #CC00A8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #CC00A8; }

Similar Colors

Mediumvioletred
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