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#CA09A3

#ca09a3 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca09a3 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 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.54% magenta, 19.31% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 312.12°, 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 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.69.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.154

Complementary

  1. #ca09a3
  2. #09ca30

Split complementary

  1. #ca09a3
  2. #43ca09
  3. #09ca90

Analogous

  1. #9009ca
  2. #ca09a3
  3. #ca0943

Triadic

  1. #ca09a3
  2. #a3ca09
  3. #09a3ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca09a3
  2. #ca3009
  3. #09ca30
  4. #09a3ca

Square

  1. #ca09a3
  2. #ca9009
  3. #09ca30
  4. #0943ca

Monochromatic

  1. #38022d
  2. #810668
  3. #ca09a3
  4. #f62acc
  5. #f973de

Shades

#ca09a3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca09a3
  2. #b60893
  3. #a20782
  4. #8d0672
  5. #790562
  6. #650552
  7. #510441
  8. #3d0331
  9. #280221
  10. #140110
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca09a3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca09a3
  2. #cf22ac
  3. #d53ab5
  4. #da53bf
  5. #df6bc8
  6. #e584d1
  7. #ea9dda
  8. #efb5e3
  9. #f4ceed
  10. #fae6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca09a3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca09a3
  2. #c315a0
  3. #bb219c
  4. #b42d99
  5. #ac3995
  6. #a54592
  7. #9e508e
  8. #965c8b
  9. #8f6887
  10. #877484
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5686 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #245ca6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #67779f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d61a60 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8848a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995ea1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d21580 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca09a3 {
  color: #ca09a3;
}
Background
.bg-ca09a3 {
  background-color: #ca09a3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca09a3 {
  border: 2px solid #ca09a3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca09a3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 9 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 91% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca09a3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca09a3, #ca0943);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca09a3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 9 163 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.69 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.29 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.32 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.04 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.18 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.58 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.90 #35f65c Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca09a3  rgb(202, 9, 163)  hsl(312, 91%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#09ca30  rgb(9, 202, 48)  hsl(132, 91%, 41%)  Lime Green
#a3ca09  rgb(163, 202, 9)  hsl(72, 91%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#09a3ca  rgb(9, 163, 202)  hsl(192, 91%, 41%)  Bondi Blue