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#CA099D

#ca099d ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca099d is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 3.53% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.54% magenta, 22.28% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 313.99°, with 91.47% saturation and 41.37% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.62.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1519

Complementary

  1. #ca099d
  2. #09ca36

Split complementary

  1. #ca099d
  2. #3cca09
  3. #09ca96

Analogous

  1. #9609ca
  2. #ca099d
  3. #ca093c

Triadic

  1. #ca099d
  2. #9dca09
  3. #099dca

Tetradic

  1. #ca099d
  2. #ca3609
  3. #09ca36
  4. #099dca

Square

  1. #ca099d
  2. #ca9609
  3. #09ca36
  4. #093cca

Monochromatic

  1. #38022b
  2. #810664
  3. #ca099d
  4. #f62ac6
  5. #f973da

Shades

#ca099d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca099d
  2. #b6088d
  3. #a2077e
  4. #8d066e
  5. #79055e
  6. #65054f
  7. #51043f
  8. #3d032f
  9. #28021f
  10. #140110
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca099d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca099d
  2. #cf22a7
  3. #d53ab1
  4. #da53ba
  5. #df6bc4
  6. #e584ce
  7. #ea9dd8
  8. #efb5e2
  9. #f4ceeb
  10. #fae6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca099d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca099d
  2. #c3159a
  3. #bb2197
  4. #b42d94
  5. #ac3991
  6. #a5458f
  7. #9e508c
  8. #965c89
  9. #8f6886
  10. #877483
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5683 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2b5aa0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #697799 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7125c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89479f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5e9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d20f7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca099d {
  color: #ca099d;
}
Background
.bg-ca099d {
  background-color: #ca099d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca099d {
  border: 2px solid #ca099d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca099d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 9 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 91% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca099d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca099d, #ca093c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca099d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 9 157 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.62 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.68 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.66 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.89 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.02 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.31 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 12.59 #35f662 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca099d  rgb(202, 9, 157)  hsl(314, 91%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#09ca36  rgb(9, 202, 54)  hsl(134, 91%, 41%)  Lime Green
#9dca09  rgb(157, 202, 9)  hsl(74, 91%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#099dca  rgb(9, 157, 202)  hsl(194, 91%, 41%)  Bondi Blue