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#CA017C

#ca017c ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca017c is a color from the rose family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 0.39% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 99.5% magenta, 38.61% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 323.28°, with 99.01% saturation and 39.8% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 2.05.

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Relative luminance0.1403

Complementary

  1. #ca017c
  2. #01ca4f

Split complementary

  1. #ca017c
  2. #18ca01
  3. #01cab3

Analogous

  1. #b301ca
  2. #ca017c
  3. #ca0118

Triadic

  1. #ca017c
  2. #7cca01
  3. #017cca

Tetradic

  1. #ca017c
  2. #ca4f01
  3. #01ca4f
  4. #017cca

Square

  1. #ca017c
  2. #cab301
  3. #01ca4f
  4. #0118ca

Monochromatic

  1. #32001f
  2. #7e014d
  3. #ca017c
  4. #fe1aa5
  5. #fe66c3

Shades

#ca017c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca017c
  2. #b60170
  3. #a20163
  4. #8d0157
  5. #79014a
  6. #65013e
  7. #510032
  8. #3d0025
  9. #280019
  10. #14000c
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca017c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca017c
  2. #cf1a89
  3. #d53496
  4. #da4da3
  5. #df67b0
  6. #e580be
  7. #ea99cb
  8. #efb3d8
  9. #f4cce5
  10. #fae6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca017c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca017c
  2. #c30e7c
  3. #bb1a7d
  4. #b4277d
  5. #ac347e
  6. #a5417e
  7. #9e4d7e
  8. #965a7f
  9. #8f677f
  10. #877380
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #995271 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f547e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #737478 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db0048 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d417d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d5b7a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d40061 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca017c {
  color: #ca017c;
}
Background
.bg-ca017c {
  background-color: #ca017c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca017c {
  border: 2px solid #ca017c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca017c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 1 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 323 99% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca017c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca017c, #ca0118);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca017c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 1 124 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 2.05 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 5.85 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.33 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.65 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 8.10 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 10.05 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 10.69 #35fe83 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca017c  rgb(202, 1, 124)  hsl(323, 99%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#01ca4f  rgb(1, 202, 79)  hsl(143, 99%, 40%)  Lime Green
#7cca01  rgb(124, 202, 1)  hsl(83, 99%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#017cca  rgb(1, 124, 202)  hsl(203, 99%, 40%)  Tufts Blue