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#CA0F97

#ca0f97 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca0f97 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 5.88% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.57% magenta, 25.25% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 316.36°, with 86.18% saturation and 42.55% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.47.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1513

Complementary

  1. #ca0f97
  2. #0fca42

Split complementary

  1. #ca0f97
  2. #3aca0f
  3. #0fca9f

Analogous

  1. #9f0fca
  2. #ca0f97
  3. #ca0f3a

Triadic

  1. #ca0f97
  2. #97ca0f
  3. #0f97ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca0f97
  2. #ca420f
  3. #0fca42
  4. #0f97ca

Square

  1. #ca0f97
  2. #ca9f0f
  3. #0fca42
  4. #0f3aca

Monochromatic

  1. #3c042d
  2. #830a62
  3. #ca0f97
  4. #f035bd
  5. #f57dd4

Shades

#ca0f97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca0f97
  2. #b60e88
  3. #a20c79
  4. #8d0b6a
  5. #79095b
  6. #65084c
  7. #51063c
  8. #3d052d
  9. #28031e
  10. #14020f
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca0f97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca0f97
  2. #cf27a1
  3. #d53fac
  4. #da57b6
  5. #df6fc1
  6. #e587cb
  7. #ea9fd5
  8. #efb7e0
  9. #f4cfea
  10. #fae7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca0f97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca0f97
  2. #c31a95
  3. #bb2692
  4. #b43190
  5. #ac3c8e
  6. #a5488c
  7. #9e5389
  8. #965e87
  9. #8f6985
  10. #877582
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5680 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #325a9a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c7793 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d80c59 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a4799 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b5e95 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d20d77 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca0f97 {
  color: #ca0f97;
}
Background
.bg-ca0f97 {
  background-color: #ca0f97;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca0f97 {
  border: 2px solid #ca0f97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca0f97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 15 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 86% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca0f97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca0f97, #ca0f3a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca0f97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 15 151 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.47 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.90 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.56 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.96 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.51 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.51 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 11.75 #35f068 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca0f97  rgb(202, 15, 151)  hsl(316, 86%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#0fca42  rgb(15, 202, 66)  hsl(136, 86%, 43%)  Lime Green
#97ca0f  rgb(151, 202, 15)  hsl(76, 86%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#0f97ca  rgb(15, 151, 202)  hsl(196, 86%, 43%)  Bondi Blue