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#CA00A8

#ca00a8 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca00a8 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 0% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 16.83% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 310.1°, with 100% saturation and 39.61% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.61.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1538

Complementary

  1. #ca00a8
  2. #00ca22

Split complementary

  1. #ca00a8
  2. #43ca00
  3. #00ca87

Analogous

  1. #8700ca
  2. #ca00a8
  3. #ca0043

Triadic

  1. #ca00a8
  2. #a8ca00
  3. #00a8ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca00a8
  2. #ca2200
  3. #00ca22
  4. #00a8ca

Square

  1. #ca00a8
  2. #ca8700
  3. #00ca22
  4. #0043ca

Monochromatic

  1. #310029
  2. #7e0068
  3. #ca00a8
  4. #ff18d8
  5. #ff64e5

Shades

#ca00a8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca00a8
  2. #b60097
  3. #a20086
  4. #8d0076
  5. #790065
  6. #650054
  7. #510043
  8. #3d0032
  9. #280022
  10. #140011
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca00a8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca00a8
  2. #cf1ab1
  3. #d533b9
  4. #da4dc2
  5. #df66cb
  6. #e580d4
  7. #ea99dc
  8. #efb3e5
  9. #f4ccee
  10. #fae6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca00a8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca00a8
  2. #c30da4
  3. #bb1aa0
  4. #b4269c
  5. #ac3398
  6. #a54094
  7. #9e4d90
  8. #965a8c
  9. #8f6688
  10. #877384
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5689 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #195cab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6477a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d61c62 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8747aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985da6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d11484 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca00a8 {
  color: #ca00a8;
}
Background
.bg-ca00a8 {
  background-color: #ca00a8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca00a8 {
  border: 2px solid #ca00a8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca00a8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 0 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca00a8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca00a8, #ca0043);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca00a8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 0 168 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.61 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.01 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.08 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.12 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.42 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.45 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.58 #35ff57 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca00a8  rgb(202, 0, 168)  hsl(310, 100%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#00ca22  rgb(0, 202, 34)  hsl(130, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#a8ca00  rgb(168, 202, 0)  hsl(70, 100%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#00a8ca  rgb(0, 168, 202)  hsl(190, 100%, 40%)  Bondi Blue