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#CA2F99

#ca2f99 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca2f99 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 18.43% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.73% magenta, 24.26% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 318.97°, with 62.25% saturation and 48.82% 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.35.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1689

Complementary

  1. #ca2f99
  2. #2fca60

Split complementary

  1. #ca2f99
  2. #4bca2f
  3. #2fcaad

Analogous

  1. #ad2fca
  2. #ca2f99
  3. #ca2f4b

Triadic

  1. #ca2f99
  2. #99ca2f
  3. #2f99ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca2f99
  2. #ca602f
  3. #2fca60
  4. #2f99ca

Square

  1. #ca2f99
  2. #caad2f
  3. #2fca60
  4. #2f4bca

Monochromatic

  1. #4e123b
  2. #8c216a
  3. #ca2f99
  4. #dc69b8
  5. #eba7d5

Shades

#ca2f99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca2f99
  2. #b62a8a
  3. #a2267a
  4. #8d216b
  5. #791c5c
  6. #65184d
  7. #51133d
  8. #3d0e2e
  9. #28091f
  10. #14050f
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca2f99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca2f99
  2. #cf44a3
  3. #d559ad
  4. #da6db8
  5. #df82c2
  6. #e597cc
  7. #eaacd6
  8. #efc1e0
  9. #f4d5eb
  10. #faeaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca2f99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca2f99
  2. #c33797
  3. #bb3f94
  4. #b44792
  5. #ac4f8f
  6. #a5588d
  7. #9e608a
  8. #966888
  9. #8f7085
  10. #877883
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5e83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #42629c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #727b96 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d72e61 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e529b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d6597 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d22e7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca2f99 {
  color: #ca2f99;
}
Background
.bg-ca2f99 {
  background-color: #ca2f99;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca2f99 {
  border: 2px solid #ca2f99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca2f99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 47 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 319 62% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca2f99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca2f99, #ca2f4b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca2f99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 47 153 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.35 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 5.62 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.57 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.86 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 10.45 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 10.89 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.13 #35d066 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca2f99  rgb(202, 47, 153)  hsl(319, 62%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#2fca60  rgb(47, 202, 96)  hsl(139, 62%, 49%)  Emerald
#99ca2f  rgb(153, 202, 47)  hsl(79, 62%, 49%)  Yellow Green
#2f99ca  rgb(47, 153, 202)  hsl(199, 62%, 49%)  Carolina Blue