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#CA109E

#ca109e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca109e is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 6.27% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.08% magenta, 21.78% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 314.19°, with 85.32% saturation and 42.75% 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 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.76.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.154

Complementary

  1. #ca109e
  2. #10ca3c

Split complementary

  1. #ca109e
  2. #41ca10
  3. #10ca99

Analogous

  1. #9910ca
  2. #ca109e
  3. #ca1041

Triadic

  1. #ca109e
  2. #9eca10
  3. #109eca

Tetradic

  1. #ca109e
  2. #ca3c10
  3. #10ca3c
  4. #109eca

Square

  1. #ca109e
  2. #ca9910
  3. #10ca3c
  4. #1041ca

Monochromatic

  1. #3c052f
  2. #830a67
  3. #ca109e
  4. #ef37c4
  5. #f57ed9

Shades

#ca109e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca109e
  2. #b60e8e
  3. #a20d7e
  4. #8d0b6f
  5. #790a5f
  6. #65084f
  7. #51063f
  8. #3d052f
  9. #280320
  10. #140210
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca109e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca109e
  2. #cf28a8
  3. #d540b1
  4. #da58bb
  5. #df70c5
  6. #e588cf
  7. #ea9fd8
  8. #efb7e2
  9. #f4cfec
  10. #fae7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca109e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca109e
  2. #c31b9b
  3. #bb2698
  4. #b43295
  5. #ac3d92
  6. #a5488f
  7. #9e538c
  8. #965e89
  9. #8f6a86
  10. #877583
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5784 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c5ba1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a779a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7185d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8948a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5e9c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2157c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca109e {
  color: #ca109e;
}
Background
.bg-ca109e {
  background-color: #ca109e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca109e {
  border: 2px solid #ca109e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca109e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 16 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 85% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca109e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca109e, #ca1041);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca109e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 16 158 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.76 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.52 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.66 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.73 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.02 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.06 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 12.45 #35ef61 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca109e  rgb(202, 16, 158)  hsl(314, 85%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#10ca3c  rgb(16, 202, 60)  hsl(134, 85%, 43%)  Lime Green
#9eca10  rgb(158, 202, 16)  hsl(74, 85%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#109eca  rgb(16, 158, 202)  hsl(194, 85%, 43%)  Bondi Blue