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#CA1CA0

#ca1ca0 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca1ca0 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 10.98% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 86.14% magenta, 20.79% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 314.48°, with 75.65% saturation and 45.1% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.09.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1593

Complementary

  1. #ca1ca0
  2. #1cca46

Split complementary

  1. #ca1ca0
  2. #49ca1c
  3. #1cca9d

Analogous

  1. #9d1cca
  2. #ca1ca0
  3. #ca1c49

Triadic

  1. #ca1ca0
  2. #a0ca1c
  3. #1ca0ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca1ca0
  2. #ca461c
  3. #1cca46
  4. #1ca0ca

Square

  1. #ca1ca0
  2. #ca9d1c
  3. #1cca46
  4. #1c49ca

Monochromatic

  1. #440936
  2. #87136b
  3. #ca1ca0
  4. #e64cc1
  5. #f08fd8

Shades

#ca1ca0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca1ca0
  2. #b61990
  3. #a21680
  4. #8d1470
  5. #791160
  6. #650e50
  7. #510b40
  8. #3d0830
  9. #280620
  10. #140310
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca1ca0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca1ca0
  2. #cf33aa
  3. #d549b3
  4. #da60bd
  5. #df77c6
  6. #e58ed0
  7. #eaa4d9
  8. #efbbe3
  9. #f4d2ec
  10. #fae8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca1ca0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca1ca0
  2. #c3269d
  3. #bb309a
  4. #b43a96
  5. #ac4493
  6. #a54e90
  7. #9e588d
  8. #96628a
  9. #8f6c86
  10. #877683
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5985 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #315ea3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b799c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d72260 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a4ca2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a619e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2207f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca1ca0 {
  color: #ca1ca0;
}
Background
.bg-ca1ca0 {
  background-color: #ca1ca0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca1ca0 {
  border: 2px solid #ca1ca0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca1ca0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 28 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 76% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca1ca0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca1ca0, #ca1c49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca1ca0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 28 160 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.09 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.10 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.41 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.46 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.62 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.04 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.81 #35e35f Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca1ca0  rgb(202, 28, 160)  hsl(314, 76%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#1cca46  rgb(28, 202, 70)  hsl(134, 76%, 45%)  Lime Green
#a0ca1c  rgb(160, 202, 28)  hsl(74, 76%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#1ca0ca  rgb(28, 160, 202)  hsl(194, 76%, 45%)  Bondi Blue