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#CA15AF

#ca15af ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca15af 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 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.6% magenta, 13.37% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 308.95°, 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.72.

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Relative luminance0.1619

Complementary

  1. #ca15af
  2. #15ca30

Split complementary

  1. #ca15af
  2. #55ca15
  3. #15ca8b

Analogous

  1. #8b15ca
  2. #ca15af
  3. #ca1555

Triadic

  1. #ca15af
  2. #afca15
  3. #15afca

Tetradic

  1. #ca15af
  2. #ca3015
  3. #15ca30
  4. #15afca

Square

  1. #ca15af
  2. #ca8b15
  3. #15ca30
  4. #1555ca

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0737
  2. #850e73
  3. #ca15af
  4. #eb40d2
  5. #f286e2

Shades

#ca15af mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca15af
  2. #b6139e
  3. #a2118c
  4. #8d0f7b
  5. #790d69
  6. #650b58
  7. #510846
  8. #3d0635
  9. #280423
  10. #140212
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca15af mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca15af
  2. #cf2cb7
  3. #d544bf
  4. #da5bc7
  5. #df73cf
  6. #e58ad7
  7. #eaa1df
  8. #efb9e7
  9. #f4d0ef
  10. #fae8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca15af mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca15af
  2. #c320aa
  3. #bb2aa6
  4. #b435a1
  5. #ac409c
  6. #a54b98
  7. #9e5593
  8. #96608e
  9. #8f6b89
  10. #877585
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c598e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1960b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6379ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d52b68 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #874cb1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9760ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1248a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca15af {
  color: #ca15af;
}
Background
.bg-ca15af {
  background-color: #ca15af;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca15af {
  border: 2px solid #ca15af;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca15af;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 21 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 81% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca15af {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca15af, #ca1555);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca15af {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 21 175 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.72 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.33 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.05 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.25 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.36 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.96 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.75 #35ea50 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca15af  rgb(202, 21, 175)  hsl(309, 81%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#15ca30  rgb(21, 202, 48)  hsl(129, 81%, 44%)  Lime Green
#afca15  rgb(175, 202, 21)  hsl(69, 81%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#15afca  rgb(21, 175, 202)  hsl(189, 81%, 44%)  Bondi Blue