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#CA16A2

#ca16a2 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca16a2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 8.63% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.11% magenta, 19.8% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 313.33°, with 80.36% saturation and 43.92% 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.45.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1574

Complementary

  1. #ca16a2
  2. #16ca3e

Split complementary

  1. #ca16a2
  2. #48ca16
  3. #16ca98

Analogous

  1. #9816ca
  2. #ca16a2
  3. #ca1648

Triadic

  1. #ca16a2
  2. #a2ca16
  3. #16a2ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca16a2
  2. #ca3e16
  3. #16ca3e
  4. #16a2ca

Square

  1. #ca16a2
  2. #ca9816
  3. #16ca3e
  4. #1648ca

Monochromatic

  1. #400733
  2. #850e6b
  3. #ca16a2
  4. #ea42c5
  5. #f287da

Shades

#ca16a2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca16a2
  2. #b61492
  3. #a21282
  4. #8d0f71
  5. #790d61
  6. #650b51
  7. #510941
  8. #3d0731
  9. #280420
  10. #140210
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca16a2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca16a2
  2. #cf2dab
  3. #d545b5
  4. #da5cbe
  5. #df73c7
  6. #e58bd1
  7. #eaa2da
  8. #efb9e3
  9. #f4d0ec
  10. #fae8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca16a2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca16a2
  2. #c3219f
  3. #bb2b9b
  4. #b43698
  5. #ac4094
  6. #a54b91
  7. #9e568e
  8. #96608a
  9. #8f6b87
  10. #877583
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5886 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2b5da5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #69789e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d72060 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #894aa4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a60a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d21c80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca16a2 {
  color: #ca16a2;
}
Background
.bg-ca16a2 {
  background-color: #ca16a2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca16a2 {
  border: 2px solid #ca16a2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca16a2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 22 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca16a2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca16a2, #ca1648);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca16a2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 22 162 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.45 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.67 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.28 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.65 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.11 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.13 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.72 #35e95d Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca16a2  rgb(202, 22, 162)  hsl(313, 80%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#16ca3e  rgb(22, 202, 62)  hsl(133, 80%, 44%)  Lime Green
#a2ca16  rgb(162, 202, 22)  hsl(73, 80%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#16a2ca  rgb(22, 162, 202)  hsl(193, 80%, 44%)  Bondi Blue