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#CA0987

#ca0987 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca0987 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 3.53% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.54% magenta, 33.17% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 320.83°, with 91.47% saturation and 41.37% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 0.6.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.145

Complementary

  1. #ca0987
  2. #09ca4c

Split complementary

  1. #ca0987
  2. #26ca09
  3. #09caac

Analogous

  1. #ac09ca
  2. #ca0987
  3. #ca0926

Triadic

  1. #ca0987
  2. #87ca09
  3. #0987ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca0987
  2. #ca4c09
  3. #09ca4c
  4. #0987ca

Square

  1. #ca0987
  2. #caac09
  3. #09ca4c
  4. #0926ca

Monochromatic

  1. #380225
  2. #810656
  3. #ca0987
  4. #f62aaf
  5. #f973ca

Shades

#ca0987 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca0987
  2. #b6087a
  3. #a2076c
  4. #8d065f
  5. #790551
  6. #650544
  7. #510436
  8. #3d0329
  9. #28021b
  10. #14010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca0987 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca0987
  2. #cf2293
  3. #d53a9f
  4. #da53ab
  5. #df6bb7
  6. #e584c3
  7. #ea9dcf
  8. #efb5db
  9. #f4cee7
  10. #fae6f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca0987 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca0987
  2. #c31586
  3. #bb2186
  4. #b42d85
  5. #ac3984
  6. #a54584
  7. #9e5083
  8. #965c82
  9. #8f6881
  10. #877481
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5477 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b568a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #717583 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da004f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c4489 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c5d85 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4006a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca0987 {
  color: #ca0987;
}
Background
.bg-ca0987 {
  background-color: #ca0987;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca0987 {
  border: 2px solid #ca0987;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca0987;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 9 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 321 91% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca0987 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca0987, #ca0926);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca0987 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 9 135 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 0.60 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 7.16 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.25 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 9.19 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.44 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.49 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 11.53 #35f678 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca0987  rgb(202, 9, 135)  hsl(321, 91%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#09ca4c  rgb(9, 202, 76)  hsl(141, 91%, 41%)  Lime Green
#87ca09  rgb(135, 202, 9)  hsl(81, 91%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#0987ca  rgb(9, 135, 202)  hsl(201, 91%, 41%)  Steel Blue