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#CA2CA7

#ca2ca7 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca2ca7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 17.25% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.22% magenta, 17.33% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 313.29°, with 64.23% saturation and 48.24% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.54.

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Relative luminance0.1715

Complementary

  1. #ca2ca7
  2. #2cca4f

Split complementary

  1. #ca2ca7
  2. #58ca2c
  3. #2cca9e

Analogous

  1. #9e2cca
  2. #ca2ca7
  3. #ca2c58

Triadic

  1. #ca2ca7
  2. #a7ca2c
  3. #2ca7ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca2ca7
  2. #ca4f2c
  3. #2cca4f
  4. #2ca7ca

Square

  1. #ca2ca7
  2. #ca9e2c
  3. #2cca4f
  4. #2c58ca

Monochromatic

  1. #4c113f
  2. #8b1e73
  3. #ca2ca7
  4. #dd65c3
  5. #eba4db

Shades

#ca2ca7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca2ca7
  2. #b62896
  3. #a22386
  4. #8d1f75
  5. #791a64
  6. #651654
  7. #511243
  8. #3d0d32
  9. #280921
  10. #140411
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca2ca7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca2ca7
  2. #cf41b0
  3. #d556b9
  4. #da6bc1
  5. #df80ca
  6. #e596d3
  7. #eaabdc
  8. #efc0e5
  9. #f4d5ed
  10. #faeaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca2ca7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca2ca7
  2. #c334a3
  3. #bb3d9f
  4. #b4459b
  5. #ac4e97
  6. #a55694
  7. #9e5e90
  8. #96678c
  9. #8f6f88
  10. #877884
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5e8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3663aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c7ca3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d63468 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b53a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b65a5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d13186 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca2ca7 {
  color: #ca2ca7;
}
Background
.bg-ca2ca7 {
  background-color: #ca2ca7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca2ca7 {
  border: 2px solid #ca2ca7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca2ca7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 44 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 64% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca2ca7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca2ca7, #ca2c58);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca2ca7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 44 167 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.54 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.85 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.24 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.63 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.10 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.22 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 11.36 #35d358 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca2ca7  rgb(202, 44, 167)  hsl(313, 64%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#2cca4f  rgb(44, 202, 79)  hsl(133, 64%, 48%)  Lime Green
#a7ca2c  rgb(167, 202, 44)  hsl(73, 64%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#2ca7ca  rgb(44, 167, 202)  hsl(193, 64%, 48%)  Bondi Blue