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#CA23AA

#ca23aa ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca23aa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 13.73% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.67% magenta, 15.84% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 311.5°, with 70.46% saturation and 46.47% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.9.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1666

Complementary

  1. #ca23aa
  2. #23ca43

Split complementary

  1. #ca23aa
  2. #56ca23
  3. #23ca97

Analogous

  1. #9723ca
  2. #ca23aa
  3. #ca2356

Triadic

  1. #ca23aa
  2. #aaca23
  3. #23aaca

Tetradic

  1. #ca23aa
  2. #ca4323
  3. #23ca43
  4. #23aaca

Square

  1. #ca23aa
  2. #ca9723
  3. #23ca43
  4. #2356ca

Monochromatic

  1. #480c3c
  2. #891873
  3. #ca23aa
  4. #e258c7
  5. #ed99dd

Shades

#ca23aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca23aa
  2. #b62099
  3. #a21c88
  4. #8d1977
  5. #791566
  6. #651255
  7. #510e44
  8. #3d0b33
  9. #280722
  10. #140411
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca23aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca23aa
  2. #cf39b3
  3. #d54fbb
  4. #da65c4
  5. #df7bcc
  6. #e591d5
  7. #eaa7dd
  8. #efbde6
  9. #f4d3ee
  10. #fae9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca23aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca23aa
  2. #c32ca6
  3. #bb36a2
  4. #b43f9d
  5. #ac4899
  6. #a55295
  7. #9e5b91
  8. #96648d
  9. #8f6d88
  10. #877784
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5c8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c61ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #687aa6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d52f67 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #894fac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9963a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d12b87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca23aa {
  color: #ca23aa;
}
Background
.bg-ca23aa {
  background-color: #ca23aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca23aa {
  border: 2px solid #ca23aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca23aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 35 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 70% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca23aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca23aa, #ca2356);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca23aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 35 170 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.90 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.90 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.46 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.72 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.09 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.46 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.91 #35dc55 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca23aa  rgb(202, 35, 170)  hsl(312, 70%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#23ca43  rgb(35, 202, 67)  hsl(132, 70%, 46%)  Lime Green
#aaca23  rgb(170, 202, 35)  hsl(72, 70%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#23aaca  rgb(35, 170, 202)  hsl(192, 70%, 46%)  Bondi Blue