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#CA129D

#ca129d ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca129d 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 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.09% magenta, 22.28% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 314.67°, 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.56.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1542

Complementary

  1. #ca129d
  2. #12ca3f

Split complementary

  1. #ca129d
  2. #41ca12
  3. #12ca9b

Analogous

  1. #9b12ca
  2. #ca129d
  3. #ca1241

Triadic

  1. #ca129d
  2. #9dca12
  3. #129dca

Tetradic

  1. #ca129d
  2. #ca3f12
  3. #12ca3f
  4. #129dca

Square

  1. #ca129d
  2. #ca9b12
  3. #12ca3f
  4. #1241ca

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0530
  2. #840c66
  3. #ca129d
  4. #ee3bc2
  5. #f481d8

Shades

#ca129d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca129d
  2. #b6108d
  3. #a20e7e
  4. #8d0d6e
  5. #790b5e
  6. #65094f
  7. #51073f
  8. #3d052f
  9. #28041f
  10. #140210
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca129d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca129d
  2. #cf2aa7
  3. #d541b1
  4. #da59ba
  5. #df71c4
  6. #e589ce
  7. #eaa0d8
  8. #efb8e2
  9. #f4d0eb
  10. #fae7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca129d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca129d
  2. #c31d9a
  3. #bb2897
  4. #b43394
  5. #ac3e91
  6. #a5498f
  7. #9e548c
  8. #965f89
  9. #8f6a86
  10. #877583
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.14:1 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 #2e5ca0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a7799 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7185d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a499f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5f9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2167c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca129d {
  color: #ca129d;
}
Background
.bg-ca129d {
  background-color: #ca129d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca129d {
  border: 2px solid #ca129d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca129d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 18 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 84% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca129d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca129d, #ca1241);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca129d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 18 157 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.56 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.33 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.45 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.82 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.99 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.04 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 12.47 #35ed62 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca129d  rgb(202, 18, 157)  hsl(315, 84%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#12ca3f  rgb(18, 202, 63)  hsl(135, 84%, 43%)  Lime Green
#9dca12  rgb(157, 202, 18)  hsl(75, 84%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#129dca  rgb(18, 157, 202)  hsl(195, 84%, 43%)  Bondi Blue