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#CA1591

#ca1591 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca1591 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 8.24% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.6% magenta, 28.22% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 318.9°, with 81.17% saturation and 43.73% 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 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 2.29.

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Relative luminance0.1514

Complementary

  1. #ca1591
  2. #15ca4e

Split complementary

  1. #ca1591
  2. #36ca15
  3. #15caa9

Analogous

  1. #a915ca
  2. #ca1591
  3. #ca1536

Triadic

  1. #ca1591
  2. #91ca15
  3. #1591ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca1591
  2. #ca4e15
  3. #15ca4e
  4. #1591ca

Square

  1. #ca1591
  2. #caa915
  3. #15ca4e
  4. #1536ca

Monochromatic

  1. #3f072e
  2. #850e5f
  3. #ca1591
  4. #eb40b5
  5. #f286d0

Shades

#ca1591 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca1591
  2. #b61383
  3. #a21174
  4. #8d0f66
  5. #790d57
  6. #650b49
  7. #51083a
  8. #3d062c
  9. #28041d
  10. #14020f
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca1591 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca1591
  2. #cf2c9c
  3. #d544a7
  4. #da5bb2
  5. #df73bd
  6. #e58ac8
  7. #eaa1d3
  8. #efb9de
  9. #f4d0e9
  10. #fae8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca1591 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca1591
  2. #c3208f
  3. #bb2a8e
  4. #b4358c
  5. #ac408a
  6. #a54b89
  7. #9e5587
  8. #966085
  9. #8f6b83
  10. #877582
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b567d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #385a94 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f778d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d90856 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b4893 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c5f8f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d30e72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca1591 {
  color: #ca1591;
}
Background
.bg-ca1591 {
  background-color: #ca1591;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca1591 {
  border: 2px solid #ca1591;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca1591;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 21 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 319 81% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca1591 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca1591, #ca1536);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca1591 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 21 145 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 2.29 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.12 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.37 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 10.74 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 10.97 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.04 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.77 #35ea6e Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca1591  rgb(202, 21, 145)  hsl(319, 81%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#15ca4e  rgb(21, 202, 78)  hsl(139, 81%, 44%)  Lime Green
#91ca15  rgb(145, 202, 21)  hsl(79, 81%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#1591ca  rgb(21, 145, 202)  hsl(199, 81%, 44%)  Carolina Blue