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#CA09AB

#ca09ab ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca09ab 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 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.54% magenta, 15.35% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 309.64°, 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.08.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1569

Complementary

  1. #ca09ab
  2. #09ca28

Split complementary

  1. #ca09ab
  2. #4aca09
  3. #09ca89

Analogous

  1. #8909ca
  2. #ca09ab
  3. #ca094a

Triadic

  1. #ca09ab
  2. #abca09
  3. #09abca

Tetradic

  1. #ca09ab
  2. #ca2809
  3. #09ca28
  4. #09abca

Square

  1. #ca09ab
  2. #ca8909
  3. #09ca28
  4. #094aca

Monochromatic

  1. #38022f
  2. #81066d
  3. #ca09ab
  4. #f62ad5
  5. #f973e3

Shades

#ca09ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca09ab
  2. #b6089a
  3. #a20789
  4. #8d0678
  5. #790567
  6. #650556
  7. #510444
  8. #3d0333
  9. #280222
  10. #140111
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca09ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca09ab
  2. #cf22b3
  3. #d53abc
  4. #da53c4
  5. #df6bcd
  6. #e584d5
  7. #ea9ddd
  8. #efb5e6
  9. #f4ceee
  10. #fae6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca09ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca09ab
  2. #c315a7
  3. #bb21a2
  4. #b42d9e
  5. #ac399a
  6. #a54596
  7. #9e5091
  8. #965c8d
  9. #8f6889
  10. #877484
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c578b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #185daf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6478a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d52264 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8749ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985ea9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d11b86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca09ab {
  color: #ca09ab;
}
Background
.bg-ca09ab {
  background-color: #ca09ab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca09ab {
  border: 2px solid #ca09ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca09ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 9 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 91% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca09ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca09ab, #ca094a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca09ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 9 171 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.08 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.71 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.17 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.81 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.88 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.28 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.55 #35f654 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca09ab  rgb(202, 9, 171)  hsl(310, 91%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#09ca28  rgb(9, 202, 40)  hsl(130, 91%, 41%)  Lime Green
#abca09  rgb(171, 202, 9)  hsl(70, 91%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#09abca  rgb(9, 171, 202)  hsl(190, 91%, 41%)  Bondi Blue