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#CA199E

#ca199e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca199e 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 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.62% magenta, 21.78% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 314.92°, 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.72.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1572

Complementary

  1. #ca199e
  2. #19ca45

Split complementary

  1. #ca199e
  2. #45ca19
  3. #19ca9e

Analogous

  1. #9e19ca
  2. #ca199e
  3. #ca1945

Triadic

  1. #ca199e
  2. #9eca19
  3. #199eca

Tetradic

  1. #ca199e
  2. #ca4519
  3. #19ca45
  4. #199eca

Square

  1. #ca199e
  2. #ca9e19
  3. #19ca45
  4. #1945ca

Monochromatic

  1. #420834
  2. #861169
  3. #ca199e
  4. #e847c0
  5. #f18bd7

Shades

#ca199e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca199e
  2. #b6178e
  3. #a2147e
  4. #8d126f
  5. #790f5f
  6. #650d4f
  7. #510a3f
  8. #3d082f
  9. #280520
  10. #140310
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca199e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca199e
  2. #cf30a8
  3. #d547b1
  4. #da5ebb
  5. #df75c5
  6. #e58ccf
  7. #eaa3d8
  8. #efbae2
  9. #f4d1ec
  10. #fae8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca199e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca199e
  2. #c3239b
  3. #bb2e98
  4. #b43895
  5. #ac4292
  6. #a54d8f
  7. #9e578c
  8. #966189
  9. #8f6b86
  10. #877683
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5884 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #305da1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b789a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d71e5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a4aa0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a609c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d21c7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca199e {
  color: #ca199e;
}
Background
.bg-ca199e {
  background-color: #ca199e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca199e {
  border: 2px solid #ca199e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca199e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 25 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca199e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca199e, #ca1945);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca199e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 25 158 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.72 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.06 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.39 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.64 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.70 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.00 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 12.17 #35e661 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca199e  rgb(202, 25, 158)  hsl(315, 78%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#19ca45  rgb(25, 202, 69)  hsl(135, 78%, 45%)  Lime Green
#9eca19  rgb(158, 202, 25)  hsl(75, 78%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#199eca  rgb(25, 158, 202)  hsl(195, 78%, 45%)  Bondi Blue