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#CA2C82

#ca2c82 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca2c82 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 17.25% green and 50.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.22% magenta, 35.64% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 327.34°, with 64.23% saturation and 48.24% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 2.99.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1597

Complementary

  1. #ca2c82
  2. #2cca74

Split complementary

  1. #ca2c82
  2. #33ca2c
  3. #2ccac3

Analogous

  1. #c32cca
  2. #ca2c82
  3. #ca2c33

Triadic

  1. #ca2c82
  2. #82ca2c
  3. #2c82ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca2c82
  2. #ca742c
  3. #2cca74
  4. #2c82ca

Square

  1. #ca2c82
  2. #cac32c
  3. #2cca74
  4. #2c33ca

Monochromatic

  1. #4c1131
  2. #8b1e5a
  3. #ca2c82
  4. #dd65a7
  5. #eba4cb

Shades

#ca2c82 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca2c82
  2. #b62875
  3. #a22368
  4. #8d1f5b
  5. #791a4e
  6. #651641
  7. #511234
  8. #3d0d27
  9. #28091a
  10. #14040d
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca2c82 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca2c82
  2. #cf418f
  3. #d5569b
  4. #da6ba8
  5. #df80b4
  6. #e596c1
  7. #eaabcd
  8. #efc0da
  9. #f4d5e6
  10. #faeaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca2c82 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca2c82
  2. #c33482
  3. #bb3d82
  4. #b44581
  5. #ac4e81
  6. #a55681
  7. #9e5e81
  8. #966781
  9. #8f6f80
  10. #877880
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5c77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b5d84 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #787a7e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da1a54 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #904e83 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f6380 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d42269 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca2c82 {
  color: #ca2c82;
}
Background
.bg-ca2c82 {
  background-color: #ca2c82;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca2c82 {
  border: 2px solid #ca2c82;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca2c82;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 44 130;
  --color-primary-hsl: 327 64% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca2c82 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca2c82, #ca2c33);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca2c82 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 44 130 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 2.99 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 4.20 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 4.71 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.01 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 8.97 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 10.09 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 10.10 #35d37d Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca2c82  rgb(202, 44, 130)  hsl(327, 64%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#2cca74  rgb(44, 202, 116)  hsl(147, 64%, 48%)  Emerald
#82ca2c  rgb(130, 202, 44)  hsl(87, 64%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#2c82ca  rgb(44, 130, 202)  hsl(207, 64%, 48%)  Steel Blue