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#CA129F

#ca129f ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca129f 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 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.09% magenta, 21.29% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 314.02°, 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.93.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1549

Complementary

  1. #ca129f
  2. #12ca3d

Split complementary

  1. #ca129f
  2. #43ca12
  3. #12ca99

Analogous

  1. #9912ca
  2. #ca129f
  3. #ca1243

Triadic

  1. #ca129f
  2. #9fca12
  3. #129fca

Tetradic

  1. #ca129f
  2. #ca3d12
  3. #12ca3d
  4. #129fca

Square

  1. #ca129f
  2. #ca9912
  3. #12ca3d
  4. #1243ca

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0530
  2. #840c68
  3. #ca129f
  4. #ee3bc4
  5. #f481d9

Shades

#ca129f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca129f
  2. #b6108f
  3. #a20e7f
  4. #8d0d6f
  5. #790b5f
  6. #650950
  7. #510740
  8. #3d0530
  9. #280420
  10. #140210
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca129f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca129f
  2. #cf2aa9
  3. #d541b2
  4. #da59bc
  5. #df71c5
  6. #e589cf
  7. #eaa0d9
  8. #efb8e2
  9. #f4d0ec
  10. #fae7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca129f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca129f
  2. #c31d9c
  3. #bb2899
  4. #b43396
  5. #ac3e93
  6. #a54990
  7. #9e548c
  8. #965f89
  9. #8f6a86
  10. #877583
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5784 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c5ca2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a779b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d71a5e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8949a1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5f9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2177d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca129f {
  color: #ca129f;
}
Background
.bg-ca129f {
  background-color: #ca129f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca129f {
  border: 2px solid #ca129f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca129f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 18 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 84% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca129f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca129f, #ca1243);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca129f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 18 159 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.93 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.54 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.61 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.77 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.94 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.03 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 12.26 #35ed60 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca129f  rgb(202, 18, 159)  hsl(314, 84%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#12ca3d  rgb(18, 202, 61)  hsl(134, 84%, 43%)  Lime Green
#9fca12  rgb(159, 202, 18)  hsl(74, 84%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#129fca  rgb(18, 159, 202)  hsl(194, 84%, 43%)  Bondi Blue