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#CA2D87

#ca2d87 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca2d87 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 17.65% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.72% magenta, 33.17% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 325.61°, with 63.56% saturation and 48.43% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 2.7.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1618

Complementary

  1. #ca2d87
  2. #2dca70

Split complementary

  1. #ca2d87
  2. #38ca2d
  3. #2dcabf

Analogous

  1. #bf2dca
  2. #ca2d87
  3. #ca2d38

Triadic

  1. #ca2d87
  2. #87ca2d
  3. #2d87ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca2d87
  2. #ca702d
  3. #2dca70
  4. #2d87ca

Square

  1. #ca2d87
  2. #cabf2d
  3. #2dca70
  4. #2d38ca

Monochromatic

  1. #4d1133
  2. #8b1f5d
  3. #ca2d87
  4. #dd66aa
  5. #eba5cd

Shades

#ca2d87 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca2d87
  2. #b6297a
  3. #a2246c
  4. #8d205f
  5. #791b51
  6. #651744
  7. #511236
  8. #3d0e29
  9. #28091b
  10. #14050e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca2d87 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca2d87
  2. #cf4293
  3. #d5579f
  4. #da6cab
  5. #df81b7
  6. #e596c3
  7. #eaabcf
  8. #efc0db
  9. #f4d5e7
  10. #faeaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca2d87 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca2d87
  2. #c33586
  3. #bb3e86
  4. #b44685
  5. #ac4e84
  6. #a55784
  7. #9e5f83
  8. #966782
  9. #8f6f81
  10. #877881
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5c7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a5e89 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #777a84 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d91f57 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #904f88 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f6485 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3256d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca2d87 {
  color: #ca2d87;
}
Background
.bg-ca2d87 {
  background-color: #ca2d87;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca2d87 {
  border: 2px solid #ca2d87;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca2d87;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 45 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 326 64% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca2d87 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca2d87, #ca2d38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca2d87 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 45 135 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 2.70 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 4.48 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 5.13 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.02 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 9.82 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 10.08 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 10.59 #35d278 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca2d87  rgb(202, 45, 135)  hsl(326, 64%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#2dca70  rgb(45, 202, 112)  hsl(146, 64%, 48%)  Emerald
#87ca2d  rgb(135, 202, 45)  hsl(86, 64%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#2d87ca  rgb(45, 135, 202)  hsl(206, 64%, 48%)  Steel Blue