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#CA07AA

#ca07aa ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca07aa 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 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 96.53% magenta, 15.84% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 309.85°, 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.92.

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Relative luminance0.1561

Complementary

  1. #ca07aa
  2. #07ca27

Split complementary

  1. #ca07aa
  2. #48ca07
  3. #07ca89

Analogous

  1. #8907ca
  2. #ca07aa
  3. #ca0748

Triadic

  1. #ca07aa
  2. #aaca07
  3. #07aaca

Tetradic

  1. #ca07aa
  2. #ca2707
  3. #07ca27
  4. #07aaca

Square

  1. #ca07aa
  2. #ca8907
  3. #07ca27
  4. #0748ca

Monochromatic

  1. #36022e
  2. #80046c
  3. #ca07aa
  4. #f726d5
  5. #fa70e3

Shades

#ca07aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca07aa
  2. #b60699
  3. #a20688
  4. #8d0577
  5. #790466
  6. #650455
  7. #510344
  8. #3d0233
  9. #280122
  10. #140111
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca07aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca07aa
  2. #cf20b3
  3. #d539bb
  4. #da51c4
  5. #df6acc
  6. #e583d5
  7. #ea9cdd
  8. #efb5e6
  9. #f4cdee
  10. #fae6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca07aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca07aa
  2. #c313a6
  3. #bb1fa2
  4. #b42b9d
  5. #ac3799
  6. #a54495
  7. #9e5091
  8. #965c8d
  9. #8f6888
  10. #877484
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b578a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #195dad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6477a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d62164 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8749ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985ea8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d11986 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca07aa {
  color: #ca07aa;
}
Background
.bg-ca07aa {
  background-color: #ca07aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca07aa {
  border: 2px solid #ca07aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca07aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 7 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 93% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca07aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca07aa, #ca0748);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca07aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 7 170 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.92 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.80 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.11 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.89 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.05 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.39 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.50 #35f855 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca07aa  rgb(202, 7, 170)  hsl(310, 93%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#07ca27  rgb(7, 202, 39)  hsl(130, 93%, 41%)  Lime Green
#aaca07  rgb(170, 202, 7)  hsl(70, 93%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#07aaca  rgb(7, 170, 202)  hsl(190, 93%, 41%)  Bondi Blue