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#CA16AE

#ca16ae ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca16ae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.11% magenta, 13.86% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 309.33°, 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.55.

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Relative luminance0.1619

Complementary

  1. #ca16ae
  2. #16ca32

Split complementary

  1. #ca16ae
  2. #54ca16
  3. #16ca8c

Analogous

  1. #8c16ca
  2. #ca16ae
  3. #ca1654

Triadic

  1. #ca16ae
  2. #aeca16
  3. #16aeca

Tetradic

  1. #ca16ae
  2. #ca3216
  3. #16ca32
  4. #16aeca

Square

  1. #ca16ae
  2. #ca8c16
  3. #16ca32
  4. #1654ca

Monochromatic

  1. #400737
  2. #850e73
  3. #ca16ae
  4. #ea42d0
  5. #f287e1

Shades

#ca16ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca16ae
  2. #b6149d
  3. #a2128b
  4. #8d0f7a
  5. #790d68
  6. #650b57
  7. #510946
  8. #3d0734
  9. #280423
  10. #140211
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca16ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca16ae
  2. #cf2db6
  3. #d545be
  4. #da5cc6
  5. #df73ce
  6. #e58bd7
  7. #eaa2df
  8. #efb9e7
  9. #f4d0ef
  10. #fae8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca16ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca16ae
  2. #c321a9
  3. #bb2ba5
  4. #b436a0
  5. #ac409c
  6. #a54b97
  7. #9e5692
  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 #9c598d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1c60b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6479aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d52a67 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #874cb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9860ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d12489 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca16ae {
  color: #ca16ae;
}
Background
.bg-ca16ae {
  background-color: #ca16ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca16ae {
  border: 2px solid #ca16ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca16ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 22 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca16ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca16ae, #ca1654);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca16ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 22 174 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.55 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.38 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.09 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.13 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.32 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.09 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.69 #35e951 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca16ae  rgb(202, 22, 174)  hsl(309, 80%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#16ca32  rgb(22, 202, 50)  hsl(129, 80%, 44%)  Lime Green
#aeca16  rgb(174, 202, 22)  hsl(69, 80%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#16aeca  rgb(22, 174, 202)  hsl(189, 80%, 44%)  Bondi Blue