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#CA2CAA

#ca2caa ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca2caa 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 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.22% magenta, 15.84% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 312.15°, 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.05.

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Relative luminance0.1726

Complementary

  1. #ca2caa
  2. #2cca4c

Split complementary

  1. #ca2caa
  2. #5bca2c
  3. #2cca9b

Analogous

  1. #9b2cca
  2. #ca2caa
  3. #ca2c5b

Triadic

  1. #ca2caa
  2. #aaca2c
  3. #2caaca

Tetradic

  1. #ca2caa
  2. #ca4c2c
  3. #2cca4c
  4. #2caaca

Square

  1. #ca2caa
  2. #ca9b2c
  3. #2cca4c
  4. #2c5bca

Monochromatic

  1. #4c1140
  2. #8b1e75
  3. #ca2caa
  4. #dd65c5
  5. #eba4dd

Shades

#ca2caa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca2caa
  2. #b62899
  3. #a22388
  4. #8d1f77
  5. #791a66
  6. #651655
  7. #511244
  8. #3d0d33
  9. #280922
  10. #140411
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca2caa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca2caa
  2. #cf41b3
  3. #d556bb
  4. #da6bc4
  5. #df80cc
  6. #e596d5
  7. #eaabdd
  8. #efc0e6
  9. #f4d5ee
  10. #faeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca2caa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca2caa
  2. #c334a6
  3. #bb3da2
  4. #b4459d
  5. #ac4e99
  6. #a55695
  7. #9e5e91
  8. #96678d
  9. #8f6f88
  10. #877884
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5f8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3464ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b7ca6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d53669 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b53ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a65a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d13288 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca2caa {
  color: #ca2caa;
}
Background
.bg-ca2caa {
  background-color: #ca2caa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca2caa {
  border: 2px solid #ca2caa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca2caa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 44 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 64% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca2caa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca2caa, #ca2c5b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca2caa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 44 170 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.05 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.28 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.16 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.39 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.65 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.53 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 11.55 #35d355 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca2caa  rgb(202, 44, 170)  hsl(312, 64%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#2cca4c  rgb(44, 202, 76)  hsl(132, 64%, 48%)  Lime Green
#aaca2c  rgb(170, 202, 44)  hsl(72, 64%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#2caaca  rgb(44, 170, 202)  hsl(192, 64%, 48%)  Bondi Blue