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#CA0790

#ca0790 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca0790 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 2.75% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 96.53% magenta, 28.71% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 317.85°, with 93.3% saturation and 40.98% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 2.21.

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Relative luminance0.1472

Complementary

  1. #ca0790
  2. #07ca41

Split complementary

  1. #ca0790
  2. #2eca07
  3. #07caa3

Analogous

  1. #a307ca
  2. #ca0790
  3. #ca072e

Triadic

  1. #ca0790
  2. #90ca07
  3. #0790ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca0790
  2. #ca4107
  3. #07ca41
  4. #0790ca

Square

  1. #ca0790
  2. #caa307
  3. #07ca41
  4. #072eca

Monochromatic

  1. #360227
  2. #80045b
  3. #ca0790
  4. #f726b9
  5. #fa70d1

Shades

#ca0790 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca0790
  2. #b60682
  3. #a20673
  4. #8d0565
  5. #790456
  6. #650448
  7. #51033a
  8. #3d022b
  9. #28011d
  10. #14010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca0790 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca0790
  2. #cf209b
  3. #d539a6
  4. #da51b1
  5. #df6abc
  6. #e583c8
  7. #ea9cd3
  8. #efb5de
  9. #f4cde9
  10. #fae6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca0790 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca0790
  2. #c3138e
  3. #bb1f8d
  4. #b42b8b
  5. #ac378a
  6. #a54488
  7. #9e5086
  8. #965c85
  9. #8f6883
  10. #877482
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a547c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #355893 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e768c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d90054 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b4592 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b5d8e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d30071 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca0790 {
  color: #ca0790;
}
Background
.bg-ca0790 {
  background-color: #ca0790;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca0790 {
  border: 2px solid #ca0790;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca0790;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 7 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 318 93% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca0790 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca0790, #ca072e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca0790 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 7 144 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 2.21 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.69 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.64 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 10.64 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 10.84 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.09 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 12.24 #35f86f Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca0790  rgb(202, 7, 144)  hsl(318, 93%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#07ca41  rgb(7, 202, 65)  hsl(138, 93%, 41%)  Lime Green
#90ca07  rgb(144, 202, 7)  hsl(78, 93%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#0790ca  rgb(7, 144, 202)  hsl(198, 93%, 41%)  Carolina Blue