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#CA0C8D

#ca0c8d ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca0c8d is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 4.71% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.06% magenta, 30.2% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 319.26°, with 88.79% saturation and 41.96% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 1.58.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1474

Complementary

  1. #ca0c8d
  2. #0cca49

Split complementary

  1. #ca0c8d
  2. #2eca0c
  3. #0ccaa8

Analogous

  1. #a80cca
  2. #ca0c8d
  3. #ca0c2e

Triadic

  1. #ca0c8d
  2. #8dca0c
  3. #0c8dca

Tetradic

  1. #ca0c8d
  2. #ca490c
  3. #0cca49
  4. #0c8dca

Square

  1. #ca0c8d
  2. #caa80c
  3. #0cca49
  4. #0c2eca

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0328
  2. #82085b
  3. #ca0c8d
  4. #f330b4
  5. #f778ce

Shades

#ca0c8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca0c8d
  2. #b60b7f
  3. #a20a71
  4. #8d0863
  5. #790755
  6. #650647
  7. #510538
  8. #3d042a
  9. #28021c
  10. #14010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca0c8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca0c8d
  2. #cf2498
  3. #d53da4
  4. #da55af
  5. #df6dbb
  6. #e586c6
  7. #ea9ed1
  8. #efb6dd
  9. #f4cee8
  10. #fae7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca0c8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca0c8d
  2. #c3188c
  3. #bb238a
  4. #b42f89
  5. #ac3a88
  6. #a54687
  7. #9e5285
  8. #965d84
  9. #8f6983
  10. #877481
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a557a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #385890 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f7689 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d90053 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b458f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c5d8b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3006f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca0c8d {
  color: #ca0c8d;
}
Background
.bg-ca0c8d {
  background-color: #ca0c8d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca0c8d {
  border: 2px solid #ca0c8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca0c8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 12 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 319 89% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca0c8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca0c8d, #ca0c2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca0c8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 12 141 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 1.58 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.34 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.03 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 10.22 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 10.27 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.18 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 12.16 #35f372 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca0c8d  rgb(202, 12, 141)  hsl(319, 89%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#0cca49  rgb(12, 202, 73)  hsl(139, 89%, 42%)  Lime Green
#8dca0c  rgb(141, 202, 12)  hsl(79, 89%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#0c8dca  rgb(12, 141, 202)  hsl(199, 89%, 42%)  Steel Blue