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#CA1990

#ca1990 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca1990 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 9.8% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.62% magenta, 28.71% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 319.66°, with 77.97% saturation and 44.51% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 2.11.

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Relative luminance0.1527

Complementary

  1. #ca1990
  2. #19ca53

Split complementary

  1. #ca1990
  2. #38ca19
  3. #19caab

Analogous

  1. #ab19ca
  2. #ca1990
  3. #ca1938

Triadic

  1. #ca1990
  2. #90ca19
  3. #1990ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca1990
  2. #ca5319
  3. #19ca53
  4. #1990ca

Square

  1. #ca1990
  2. #caab19
  3. #19ca53
  4. #1938ca

Monochromatic

  1. #42082f
  2. #86115f
  3. #ca1990
  4. #e847b3
  5. #f18bcf

Shades

#ca1990 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca1990
  2. #b61782
  3. #a21473
  4. #8d1265
  5. #790f56
  6. #650d48
  7. #510a3a
  8. #3d082b
  9. #28051d
  10. #14030e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca1990 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca1990
  2. #cf309b
  3. #d547a6
  4. #da5eb1
  5. #df75bc
  6. #e58cc8
  7. #eaa3d3
  8. #efbade
  9. #f4d1e9
  10. #fae8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca1990 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca1990
  2. #c3238e
  3. #bb2e8d
  4. #b4388b
  5. #ac428a
  6. #a54d88
  7. #9e5786
  8. #966185
  9. #8f6b83
  10. #877682
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b577c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b5a93 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #70778c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d90d57 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c4892 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c5f8e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d31272 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca1990 {
  color: #ca1990;
}
Background
.bg-ca1990 {
  background-color: #ca1990;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca1990 {
  border: 2px solid #ca1990;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca1990;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 25 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 320 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca1990 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca1990, #ca1938);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca1990 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 25 144 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 2.11 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.79 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.03 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 10.45 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 10.91 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.07 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.71 #35e66f Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca1990  rgb(202, 25, 144)  hsl(320, 78%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#19ca53  rgb(25, 202, 83)  hsl(140, 78%, 45%)  Malachite
#90ca19  rgb(144, 202, 25)  hsl(80, 78%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#1990ca  rgb(25, 144, 202)  hsl(200, 78%, 45%)  Carolina Blue