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#CA09AE

#ca09ae ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca09ae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.54% magenta, 13.86% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 308.7°, 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 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.58.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1581

Complementary

  1. #ca09ae
  2. #09ca25

Split complementary

  1. #ca09ae
  2. #4eca09
  3. #09ca85

Analogous

  1. #8509ca
  2. #ca09ae
  3. #ca094e

Triadic

  1. #ca09ae
  2. #aeca09
  3. #09aeca

Tetradic

  1. #ca09ae
  2. #ca2509
  3. #09ca25
  4. #09aeca

Square

  1. #ca09ae
  2. #ca8509
  3. #09ca25
  4. #094eca

Monochromatic

  1. #380230
  2. #81066f
  3. #ca09ae
  4. #f62ad8
  5. #f973e5

Shades

#ca09ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca09ae
  2. #b6089d
  3. #a2078b
  4. #8d067a
  5. #790568
  6. #650557
  7. #510446
  8. #3d0334
  9. #280223
  10. #140111
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca09ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca09ae
  2. #cf22b6
  3. #d53abe
  4. #da53c6
  5. #df6bce
  6. #e584d7
  7. #ea9ddf
  8. #efb5e7
  9. #f4ceef
  10. #fae6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca09ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca09ae
  2. #c315a9
  3. #bb21a5
  4. #b42da0
  5. #ac399c
  6. #a54597
  7. #9e5092
  8. #965c8e
  9. #8f6889
  10. #877485
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c578c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #125eb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6278aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d52566 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #864ab0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #975fac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d11d89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca09ae {
  color: #ca09ae;
}
Background
.bg-ca09ae {
  background-color: #ca09ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca09ae {
  border: 2px solid #ca09ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca09ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 9 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 91% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca09ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca09ae, #ca094e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca09ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 9 174 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.58 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.53 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.51 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.52 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.77 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.92 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.72 #35f651 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca09ae  rgb(202, 9, 174)  hsl(309, 91%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#09ca25  rgb(9, 202, 37)  hsl(129, 91%, 41%)  Lime Green
#aeca09  rgb(174, 202, 9)  hsl(69, 91%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#09aeca  rgb(9, 174, 202)  hsl(189, 91%, 41%)  Bondi Blue