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#CA129C

#ca129c ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca129c is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 7.06% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.09% magenta, 22.77% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 315°, with 83.64% saturation and 43.14% 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 4.38.

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Relative luminance0.1539

Complementary

  1. #ca129c
  2. #12ca40

Split complementary

  1. #ca129c
  2. #40ca12
  3. #12ca9c

Analogous

  1. #9c12ca
  2. #ca129c
  3. #ca1240

Triadic

  1. #ca129c
  2. #9cca12
  3. #129cca

Tetradic

  1. #ca129c
  2. #ca4012
  3. #12ca40
  4. #129cca

Square

  1. #ca129c
  2. #ca9c12
  3. #12ca40
  4. #1240ca

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0530
  2. #840c66
  3. #ca129c
  4. #ee3bc1
  5. #f481d7

Shades

#ca129c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca129c
  2. #b6108c
  3. #a20e7d
  4. #8d0d6d
  5. #790b5e
  6. #65094e
  7. #51073e
  8. #3d052f
  9. #28041f
  10. #140210
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca129c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca129c
  2. #cf2aa6
  3. #d541b0
  4. #da59ba
  5. #df71c4
  6. #e589ce
  7. #eaa0d7
  8. #efb8e1
  9. #f4d0eb
  10. #fae7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca129c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca129c
  2. #c31d99
  3. #bb2896
  4. #b43394
  5. #ac3e91
  6. #a5498e
  7. #9e548b
  8. #965f88
  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 #9b5783 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f5b9f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b7798 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7175c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a489e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5f9a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2157b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca129c {
  color: #ca129c;
}
Background
.bg-ca129c {
  background-color: #ca129c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca129c {
  border: 2px solid #ca129c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca129c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 18 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 84% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca129c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca129c, #ca1240);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca129c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 18 156 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.38 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.23 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.29 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.92 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.98 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.10 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 12.44 #35ed63 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca129c  rgb(202, 18, 156)  hsl(315, 84%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#12ca40  rgb(18, 202, 64)  hsl(135, 84%, 43%)  Lime Green
#9cca12  rgb(156, 202, 18)  hsl(75, 84%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#129cca  rgb(18, 156, 202)  hsl(195, 84%, 43%)  Bondi Blue