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#CA0DAD

#ca0dad ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca0dad is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 5.1% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.56% magenta, 14.36% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 309.21°, with 87.91% saturation and 42.16% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.4.

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Relative luminance0.1586

Complementary

  1. #ca0dad
  2. #0dca2a

Split complementary

  1. #ca0dad
  2. #4eca0d
  3. #0dca89

Analogous

  1. #890dca
  2. #ca0dad
  3. #ca0d4e

Triadic

  1. #ca0dad
  2. #adca0d
  3. #0dadca

Tetradic

  1. #ca0dad
  2. #ca2a0d
  3. #0dca2a
  4. #0dadca

Square

  1. #ca0dad
  2. #ca890d
  3. #0dca2a
  4. #0d4eca

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0432
  2. #82086f
  3. #ca0dad
  4. #f232d4
  5. #f67ae3

Shades

#ca0dad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca0dad
  2. #b60c9c
  3. #a20a8a
  4. #8d0979
  5. #790868
  6. #650757
  7. #510545
  8. #3d0434
  9. #280323
  10. #140111
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca0dad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca0dad
  2. #cf25b5
  3. #d53dbd
  4. #da56c6
  5. #df6ece
  6. #e586d6
  7. #ea9ede
  8. #efb6e6
  9. #f4cfef
  10. #fae7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca0dad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca0dad
  2. #c319a9
  3. #bb24a4
  4. #b430a0
  5. #ac3b9b
  6. #a54797
  7. #9e5292
  8. #965e8e
  9. #8f6989
  10. #877585
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c588c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #175eb1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6378a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d52666 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #874aaf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #975fab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d11e88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca0dad {
  color: #ca0dad;
}
Background
.bg-ca0dad {
  background-color: #ca0dad;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca0dad {
  border: 2px solid #ca0dad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca0dad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 13 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 88% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca0dad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca0dad, #ca0d4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca0dad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 13 173 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.40 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.55 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.29 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.54 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.67 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.08 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.65 #35f252 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca0dad  rgb(202, 13, 173)  hsl(309, 88%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#0dca2a  rgb(13, 202, 42)  hsl(129, 88%, 42%)  Lime Green
#adca0d  rgb(173, 202, 13)  hsl(69, 88%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#0dadca  rgb(13, 173, 202)  hsl(189, 88%, 42%)  Bondi Blue