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#CA309A

#ca309a ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca309a is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 18.82% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.24% magenta, 23.76% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 318.7°, with 61.6% saturation and 49.02% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.56.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.17

Complementary

  1. #ca309a
  2. #30ca60

Split complementary

  1. #ca309a
  2. #4dca30
  3. #30caad

Analogous

  1. #ad30ca
  2. #ca309a
  3. #ca304d

Triadic

  1. #ca309a
  2. #9aca30
  3. #309aca

Tetradic

  1. #ca309a
  2. #ca6030
  3. #30ca60
  4. #309aca

Square

  1. #ca309a
  2. #caad30
  3. #30ca60
  4. #304dca

Monochromatic

  1. #4e133c
  2. #8c216b
  3. #ca309a
  4. #dc6bb9
  5. #eaa9d6

Shades

#ca309a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca309a
  2. #b62b8b
  3. #a2267b
  4. #8d226c
  5. #791d5c
  6. #65184d
  7. #51133e
  8. #3d0e2e
  9. #280a1f
  10. #14050f
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca309a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca309a
  2. #cf45a4
  3. #d559ae
  4. #da6eb8
  5. #df83c2
  6. #e598cd
  7. #eaacd7
  8. #efc1e1
  9. #f4d6eb
  10. #faeaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca309a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca309a
  2. #c33897
  3. #bb4095
  4. #b44892
  5. #ac5090
  6. #a5588d
  7. #9e608a
  8. #966888
  9. #8f7085
  10. #877883
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5f84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #42629d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #727c97 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d72f62 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e539c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d6698 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2307c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca309a {
  color: #ca309a;
}
Background
.bg-ca309a {
  background-color: #ca309a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca309a {
  border: 2px solid #ca309a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca309a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 48 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 319 62% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca309a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca309a, #ca304d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca309a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 48 154 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.56 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 5.64 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.72 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.72 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 10.40 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 10.90 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.03 #35cf65 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca309a  rgb(202, 48, 154)  hsl(319, 62%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#30ca60  rgb(48, 202, 96)  hsl(139, 62%, 49%)  Emerald
#9aca30  rgb(154, 202, 48)  hsl(79, 62%, 49%)  Yellow Green
#309aca  rgb(48, 154, 202)  hsl(199, 62%, 49%)  Carolina Blue