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#CA12AA

#ca12aa ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca12aa 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 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.09% magenta, 15.84% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 310.43°, 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.87.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1589

Complementary

  1. #ca12aa
  2. #12ca32

Split complementary

  1. #ca12aa
  2. #4eca12
  3. #12ca8e

Analogous

  1. #8e12ca
  2. #ca12aa
  3. #ca124e

Triadic

  1. #ca12aa
  2. #aaca12
  3. #12aaca

Tetradic

  1. #ca12aa
  2. #ca3212
  3. #12ca32
  4. #12aaca

Square

  1. #ca12aa
  2. #ca8e12
  3. #12ca32
  4. #124eca

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0534
  2. #840c6f
  3. #ca12aa
  4. #ee3bce
  5. #f481e0

Shades

#ca12aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca12aa
  2. #b61099
  3. #a20e88
  4. #8d0d77
  5. #790b66
  6. #650955
  7. #510744
  8. #3d0533
  9. #280422
  10. #140211
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca12aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca12aa
  2. #cf2ab3
  3. #d541bb
  4. #da59c4
  5. #df71cc
  6. #e589d5
  7. #eaa0dd
  8. #efb8e6
  9. #f4d0ee
  10. #fae7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca12aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca12aa
  2. #c31da6
  3. #bb28a2
  4. #b4339d
  5. #ac3e99
  6. #a54995
  7. #9e5491
  8. #965f8d
  9. #8f6a88
  10. #877584
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c588a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f5ead ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6578a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d62565 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #884bac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985fa8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d11f86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca12aa {
  color: #ca12aa;
}
Background
.bg-ca12aa {
  background-color: #ca12aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca12aa {
  border: 2px solid #ca12aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca12aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 18 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 84% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca12aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca12aa, #ca124e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca12aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 18 170 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.87 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.68 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.77 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.55 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.77 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.46 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.51 #35ed55 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca12aa  rgb(202, 18, 170)  hsl(310, 84%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#12ca32  rgb(18, 202, 50)  hsl(130, 84%, 43%)  Lime Green
#aaca12  rgb(170, 202, 18)  hsl(70, 84%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#12aaca  rgb(18, 170, 202)  hsl(190, 84%, 43%)  Bondi Blue