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#CA1978

#ca1978 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca1978 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 9.8% green and 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.62% magenta, 40.59% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 327.8°, with 77.97% saturation and 44.51% 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 5.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.34.

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Relative luminance0.1461

Complementary

  1. #ca1978
  2. #19ca6b

Split complementary

  1. #ca1978
  2. #1fca19
  3. #19cac4

Analogous

  1. #c419ca
  2. #ca1978
  3. #ca191f

Triadic

  1. #ca1978
  2. #78ca19
  3. #1978ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca1978
  2. #ca6b19
  3. #19ca6b
  4. #1978ca

Square

  1. #ca1978
  2. #cac419
  3. #19ca6b
  4. #191fca

Monochromatic

  1. #420827
  2. #861150
  3. #ca1978
  4. #e8479e
  5. #f18bc2

Shades

#ca1978 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca1978
  2. #b6176c
  3. #a21460
  4. #8d1254
  5. #790f48
  6. #650d3c
  7. #510a30
  8. #3d0824
  9. #280518
  10. #14030c
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca1978 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca1978
  2. #cf3086
  3. #d54793
  4. #da5ea1
  5. #df75ae
  6. #e58cbc
  7. #eaa3c9
  8. #efbad7
  9. #f4d1e4
  10. #fae8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca1978 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca1978
  2. #c32379
  3. #bb2e7a
  4. #b4387a
  5. #ac427b
  6. #a54d7c
  7. #9e577d
  8. #96617e
  9. #8f6b7e
  10. #87767f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5570 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #46567a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #767674 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db0049 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f4579 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f5e76 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4005f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca1978 {
  color: #ca1978;
}
Background
.bg-ca1978 {
  background-color: #ca1978;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca1978 {
  border: 2px solid #ca1978;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca1978;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 25 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 328 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca1978 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca1978, #ca191f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca1978 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 25 120 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.34 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 4.21 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 5.80 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.93 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 8.34 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 8.53 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 9.21 #35e687 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca1978  rgb(202, 25, 120)  hsl(328, 78%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#19ca6b  rgb(25, 202, 107)  hsl(148, 78%, 45%)  Emerald
#78ca19  rgb(120, 202, 25)  hsl(88, 78%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#1978ca  rgb(25, 120, 202)  hsl(208, 78%, 45%)  True Blue