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#CA0EAE

#ca0eae ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca0eae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 5.49% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.07% magenta, 13.86% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 308.94°, with 87.04% saturation and 42.35% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.57.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1593

Complementary

  1. #ca0eae
  2. #0eca2a

Split complementary

  1. #ca0eae
  2. #50ca0e
  3. #0eca88

Analogous

  1. #880eca
  2. #ca0eae
  3. #ca0e50

Triadic

  1. #ca0eae
  2. #aeca0e
  3. #0eaeca

Tetradic

  1. #ca0eae
  2. #ca2a0e
  3. #0eca2a
  4. #0eaeca

Square

  1. #ca0eae
  2. #ca880e
  3. #0eca2a
  4. #0e50ca

Monochromatic

  1. #3b0433
  2. #820970
  3. #ca0eae
  4. #f134d5
  5. #f67be4

Shades

#ca0eae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca0eae
  2. #b60d9d
  3. #a20b8b
  4. #8d0a7a
  5. #790868
  6. #650757
  7. #510646
  8. #3d0434
  9. #280323
  10. #140111
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca0eae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca0eae
  2. #cf26b6
  3. #d53ebe
  4. #da56c6
  5. #df6ece
  6. #e587d7
  7. #ea9fdf
  8. #efb7e7
  9. #f4cfef
  10. #fae7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca0eae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca0eae
  2. #c319a9
  3. #bb25a5
  4. #b430a0
  5. #ac3c9c
  6. #a54797
  7. #9e5292
  8. #965e8e
  9. #8f6989
  10. #877585
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c588d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #165eb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6378aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d52767 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #874bb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #975fac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d11f89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca0eae {
  color: #ca0eae;
}
Background
.bg-ca0eae {
  background-color: #ca0eae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca0eae {
  border: 2px solid #ca0eae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca0eae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 14 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 87% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca0eae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca0eae, #ca0e50);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca0eae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 14 174 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.57 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.48 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.37 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.39 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.62 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.97 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.71 #35f151 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca0eae  rgb(202, 14, 174)  hsl(309, 87%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#0eca2a  rgb(14, 202, 42)  hsl(129, 87%, 42%)  Lime Green
#aeca0e  rgb(174, 202, 14)  hsl(69, 87%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#0eaeca  rgb(14, 174, 202)  hsl(189, 87%, 42%)  Bondi Blue