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#CA059F

#ca059f ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca059f is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 1.96% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.52% magenta, 21.29% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 313.1°, with 95.17% saturation and 40.59% 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 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.01.

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Relative luminance0.1517

Complementary

  1. #ca059f
  2. #05ca30

Split complementary

  1. #ca059f
  2. #3cca05
  3. #05ca93

Analogous

  1. #9305ca
  2. #ca059f
  3. #ca053c

Triadic

  1. #ca059f
  2. #9fca05
  3. #059fca

Tetradic

  1. #ca059f
  2. #ca3005
  3. #05ca30
  4. #059fca

Square

  1. #ca059f
  2. #ca9305
  3. #05ca30
  4. #053cca

Monochromatic

  1. #350129
  2. #7f0364
  3. #ca059f
  4. #fa22ca
  5. #fb6ddc

Shades

#ca059f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca059f
  2. #b6058f
  3. #a2047f
  4. #8d046f
  5. #79035f
  6. #650350
  7. #510240
  8. #3d0230
  9. #280120
  10. #140110
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca059f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca059f
  2. #cf1ea9
  3. #d537b2
  4. #da50bc
  5. #df69c5
  6. #e582cf
  7. #ea9bd9
  8. #efb4e2
  9. #f4cdec
  10. #fae6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca059f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca059f
  2. #c3119c
  3. #bb1e99
  4. #b42a96
  5. #ac3693
  6. #a54390
  7. #9e4f8c
  8. #965b89
  9. #8f6786
  10. #877483
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5584 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #275aa2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #68779b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7125d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8947a1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995d9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d20e7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca059f {
  color: #ca059f;
}
Background
.bg-ca059f {
  background-color: #ca059f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca059f {
  border: 2px solid #ca059f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca059f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 5 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 95% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca059f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca059f, #ca053c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca059f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 5 159 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.01 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.00 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.73 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.04 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.08 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.31 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 12.52 #35fa60 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca059f  rgb(202, 5, 159)  hsl(313, 95%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#05ca30  rgb(5, 202, 48)  hsl(133, 95%, 41%)  Lime Green
#9fca05  rgb(159, 202, 5)  hsl(73, 95%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#059fca  rgb(5, 159, 202)  hsl(193, 95%, 41%)  Bondi Blue