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#CA09AC

#ca09ac ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca09ac 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 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.54% magenta, 14.85% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 309.33°, 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 7.25.

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Relative luminance0.1573

Complementary

  1. #ca09ac
  2. #09ca27

Split complementary

  1. #ca09ac
  2. #4bca09
  3. #09ca88

Analogous

  1. #8809ca
  2. #ca09ac
  3. #ca094b

Triadic

  1. #ca09ac
  2. #acca09
  3. #09acca

Tetradic

  1. #ca09ac
  2. #ca2709
  3. #09ca27
  4. #09acca

Square

  1. #ca09ac
  2. #ca8809
  3. #09ca27
  4. #094bca

Monochromatic

  1. #38022f
  2. #81066e
  3. #ca09ac
  4. #f62ad6
  5. #f973e4

Shades

#ca09ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca09ac
  2. #b6089b
  3. #a2078a
  4. #8d0678
  5. #790567
  6. #650556
  7. #510445
  8. #3d0334
  9. #280222
  10. #140111
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca09ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca09ac
  2. #cf22b4
  3. #d53abd
  4. #da53c5
  5. #df6bcd
  6. #e584d6
  7. #ea9dde
  8. #efb5e6
  9. #f4ceee
  10. #fae6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca09ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca09ac
  2. #c315a8
  3. #bb21a3
  4. #b42d9f
  5. #ac399a
  6. #a54596
  7. #9e5092
  8. #965c8d
  9. #8f6889
  10. #877484
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c578b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #175eb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6378a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d52365 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8749ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #975faa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d11c87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca09ac {
  color: #ca09ac;
}
Background
.bg-ca09ac {
  background-color: #ca09ac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca09ac {
  border: 2px solid #ca09ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca09ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 9 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 91% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca09ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca09ac, #ca094b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca09ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 9 172 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.25 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.65 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.28 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.76 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.80 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.16 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.60 #35f653 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca09ac  rgb(202, 9, 172)  hsl(309, 91%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#09ca27  rgb(9, 202, 39)  hsl(129, 91%, 41%)  Lime Green
#acca09  rgb(172, 202, 9)  hsl(69, 91%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#09acca  rgb(9, 172, 202)  hsl(189, 91%, 41%)  Bondi Blue