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#CA18A7

#ca18a7 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca18a7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 9.41% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.12% magenta, 17.33% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 311.8°, with 78.76% saturation and 44.31% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.34.

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Relative luminance0.16

Complementary

  1. #ca18a7
  2. #18ca3b

Split complementary

  1. #ca18a7
  2. #4eca18
  3. #18ca94

Analogous

  1. #9418ca
  2. #ca18a7
  3. #ca184e

Triadic

  1. #ca18a7
  2. #a7ca18
  3. #18a7ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca18a7
  2. #ca3b18
  3. #18ca3b
  4. #18a7ca

Square

  1. #ca18a7
  2. #ca9418
  3. #18ca3b
  4. #184eca

Monochromatic

  1. #410836
  2. #86106e
  3. #ca18a7
  4. #e946c9
  5. #f18add

Shades

#ca18a7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca18a7
  2. #b61696
  3. #a21386
  4. #8d1175
  5. #790e64
  6. #650c54
  7. #510a43
  8. #3d0732
  9. #280521
  10. #140211
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca18a7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca18a7
  2. #cf2fb0
  3. #d546b9
  4. #da5dc1
  5. #df74ca
  6. #e58cd3
  7. #eaa3dc
  8. #efbae5
  9. #f4d1ed
  10. #fae8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca18a7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca18a7
  2. #c322a3
  3. #bb2d9f
  4. #b4379b
  5. #ac4297
  6. #a54c94
  7. #9e5690
  8. #96618c
  9. #8f6b88
  10. #877684
  11. #808080

Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5989 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #275eaa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6779a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d62664 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #894ca9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9960a5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d12184 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca18a7 {
  color: #ca18a7;
}
Background
.bg-ca18a7 {
  background-color: #ca18a7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca18a7 {
  border: 2px solid #ca18a7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca18a7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 24 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 79% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca18a7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca18a7, #ca184e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca18a7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 24 167 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.34 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.15 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.83 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.38 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.96 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.30 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.87 #35e758 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca18a7  rgb(202, 24, 167)  hsl(312, 79%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#18ca3b  rgb(24, 202, 59)  hsl(132, 79%, 44%)  Lime Green
#a7ca18  rgb(167, 202, 24)  hsl(72, 79%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#18a7ca  rgb(24, 167, 202)  hsl(192, 79%, 44%)  Bondi Blue