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#CA178A

#ca178a ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca178a is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 9.02% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.61% magenta, 31.68% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 321.45°, with 79.56% saturation and 44.12% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 1.04.

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Relative luminance0.15

Complementary

  1. #ca178a
  2. #17ca57

Split complementary

  1. #ca178a
  2. #31ca17
  3. #17cab1

Analogous

  1. #b117ca
  2. #ca178a
  3. #ca1731

Triadic

  1. #ca178a
  2. #8aca17
  3. #178aca

Tetradic

  1. #ca178a
  2. #ca5717
  3. #17ca57
  4. #178aca

Square

  1. #ca178a
  2. #cab117
  3. #17ca57
  4. #1731ca

Monochromatic

  1. #41072c
  2. #850f5b
  3. #ca178a
  4. #ea44ae
  5. #f289cc

Shades

#ca178a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca178a
  2. #b6157c
  3. #a2126e
  4. #8d1061
  5. #790e53
  6. #650c45
  7. #510937
  8. #3d0729
  9. #28051c
  10. #14020e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca178a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca178a
  2. #cf2e96
  3. #d545a1
  4. #da5dad
  5. #df74b9
  6. #e58bc5
  7. #eaa2d0
  8. #efb9dc
  9. #f4d1e8
  10. #fae8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca178a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca178a
  2. #c32289
  3. #bb2c88
  4. #b43787
  5. #ac4186
  6. #a54c85
  7. #9e5684
  8. #966183
  9. #8f6b82
  10. #877681
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5679 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d598d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #717786 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d90053 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d478c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d5f88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d30a6d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca178a {
  color: #ca178a;
}
Background
.bg-ca178a {
  background-color: #ca178a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca178a {
  border: 2px solid #ca178a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca178a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 23 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 321 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca178a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca178a, #ca1731);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca178a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 23 138 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 1.04 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.62 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 7.10 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 9.40 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 10.06 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.32 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 11.55 #35e875 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca178a  rgb(202, 23, 138)  hsl(321, 80%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#17ca57  rgb(23, 202, 87)  hsl(141, 80%, 44%)  Malachite
#8aca17  rgb(138, 202, 23)  hsl(81, 80%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#178aca  rgb(23, 138, 202)  hsl(201, 80%, 44%)  Steel Blue