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#CA05A2

#ca05a2 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca05a2 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 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.52% magenta, 19.8% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 312.18°, 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.54.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1527

Complementary

  1. #ca05a2
  2. #05ca2d

Split complementary

  1. #ca05a2
  2. #40ca05
  3. #05ca8f

Analogous

  1. #8f05ca
  2. #ca05a2
  3. #ca0540

Triadic

  1. #ca05a2
  2. #a2ca05
  3. #05a2ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca05a2
  2. #ca2d05
  3. #05ca2d
  4. #05a2ca

Square

  1. #ca05a2
  2. #ca8f05
  3. #05ca2d
  4. #0540ca

Monochromatic

  1. #35012a
  2. #7f0366
  3. #ca05a2
  4. #fa22ce
  5. #fb6dde

Shades

#ca05a2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca05a2
  2. #b60592
  3. #a20482
  4. #8d0471
  5. #790361
  6. #650351
  7. #510241
  8. #3d0231
  9. #280120
  10. #140110
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca05a2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca05a2
  2. #cf1eab
  3. #d537b5
  4. #da50be
  5. #df69c7
  6. #e582d1
  7. #ea9bda
  8. #efb4e3
  9. #f4cdec
  10. #fae6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca05a2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca05a2
  2. #c3119f
  3. #bb1e9b
  4. #b42a98
  5. #ac3694
  6. #a54391
  7. #9e4f8e
  8. #965b8a
  9. #8f6787
  10. #877483
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5685 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #245ba5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #67779e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7175f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8847a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995ea0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2117f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca05a2 {
  color: #ca05a2;
}
Background
.bg-ca05a2 {
  background-color: #ca05a2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca05a2 {
  border: 2px solid #ca05a2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca05a2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 5 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 95% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca05a2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca05a2, #ca0540);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca05a2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 5 162 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.54 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.30 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.45 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.16 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.18 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.50 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 12.12 #35fa5d Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca05a2  rgb(202, 5, 162)  hsl(312, 95%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#05ca2d  rgb(5, 202, 45)  hsl(132, 95%, 41%)  Lime Green
#a2ca05  rgb(162, 202, 5)  hsl(72, 95%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#05a2ca  rgb(5, 162, 202)  hsl(192, 95%, 41%)  Bondi Blue