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#CA01AC

#ca01ac ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca01ac is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 0.39% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 99.5% magenta, 14.85% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 308.96°, with 99.01% saturation and 39.8% 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.28.

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Relative luminance0.1556

Complementary

  1. #ca01ac
  2. #01ca1f

Split complementary

  1. #ca01ac
  2. #47ca01
  3. #01ca84

Analogous

  1. #8401ca
  2. #ca01ac
  3. #ca0147

Triadic

  1. #ca01ac
  2. #acca01
  3. #01acca

Tetradic

  1. #ca01ac
  2. #ca1f01
  3. #01ca1f
  4. #01acca

Square

  1. #ca01ac
  2. #ca8401
  3. #01ca1f
  4. #0147ca

Monochromatic

  1. #32002a
  2. #7e016b
  3. #ca01ac
  4. #fe1adc
  5. #fe66e7

Shades

#ca01ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca01ac
  2. #b6019b
  3. #a2018a
  4. #8d0178
  5. #790167
  6. #650156
  7. #510045
  8. #3d0034
  9. #280022
  10. #140011
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca01ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca01ac
  2. #cf1ab4
  3. #d534bd
  4. #da4dc5
  5. #df67cd
  6. #e580d6
  7. #ea99de
  8. #efb3e6
  9. #f4ccee
  10. #fae6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca01ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca01ac
  2. #c30ea8
  3. #bb1aa3
  4. #b4279f
  5. #ac349a
  6. #a54196
  7. #9e4d92
  8. #965a8d
  9. #8f6789
  10. #877384
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b568b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #115db0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6277a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d52164 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8648ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #975eaa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d11887 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca01ac {
  color: #ca01ac;
}
Background
.bg-ca01ac {
  background-color: #ca01ac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca01ac {
  border: 2px solid #ca01ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca01ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 1 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 99% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca01ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca01ac, #ca0147);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca01ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 1 172 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.28 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.73 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.48 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.94 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.01 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.09 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.63 #35fe53 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca01ac  rgb(202, 1, 172)  hsl(309, 99%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#01ca1f  rgb(1, 202, 31)  hsl(129, 99%, 40%)  Lime Green
#acca01  rgb(172, 202, 1)  hsl(69, 99%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#01acca  rgb(1, 172, 202)  hsl(189, 99%, 40%)  Bondi Blue