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#CA1EA5

#ca1ea5 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca1ea5 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 11.76% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.15% magenta, 18.32% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 312.91°, with 74.14% saturation and 45.49% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.99.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.162

Complementary

  1. #ca1ea5
  2. #1eca43

Split complementary

  1. #ca1ea5
  2. #4fca1e
  3. #1eca99

Analogous

  1. #991eca
  2. #ca1ea5
  3. #ca1e4f

Triadic

  1. #ca1ea5
  2. #a5ca1e
  3. #1ea5ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca1ea5
  2. #ca431e
  3. #1eca43
  4. #1ea5ca

Square

  1. #ca1ea5
  2. #ca991e
  3. #1eca43
  4. #1e4fca

Monochromatic

  1. #450a38
  2. #87146f
  3. #ca1ea5
  4. #e550c5
  5. #ef92db

Shades

#ca1ea5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca1ea5
  2. #b61b95
  3. #a21884
  4. #8d1574
  5. #791263
  6. #650f53
  7. #510c42
  8. #3d0932
  9. #280621
  10. #140311
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca1ea5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca1ea5
  2. #cf35ae
  3. #d54bb7
  4. #da62c0
  5. #df78c9
  6. #e58fd2
  7. #eaa5db
  8. #efbce4
  9. #f4d2ed
  10. #fae9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca1ea5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca1ea5
  2. #c328a1
  3. #bb329e
  4. #b43b9a
  5. #ac4596
  6. #a54f93
  7. #9e598f
  8. #96638b
  9. #8f6c87
  10. #877684
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5a88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d5fa8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6979a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d62864 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a4da7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a61a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d12483 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca1ea5 {
  color: #ca1ea5;
}
Background
.bg-ca1ea5 {
  background-color: #ca1ea5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca1ea5 {
  border: 2px solid #ca1ea5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca1ea5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 30 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 74% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca1ea5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca1ea5, #ca1e4f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca1ea5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 30 165 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.99 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.57 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.92 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.15 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.01 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.21 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.37 #35e15a Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca1ea5  rgb(202, 30, 165)  hsl(313, 74%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#1eca43  rgb(30, 202, 67)  hsl(133, 74%, 45%)  Lime Green
#a5ca1e  rgb(165, 202, 30)  hsl(73, 74%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#1ea5ca  rgb(30, 165, 202)  hsl(193, 74%, 45%)  Bondi Blue