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#CA309E

#ca309e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca309e 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 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.24% magenta, 21.78% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 317.14°, 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.18.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1714

Complementary

  1. #ca309e
  2. #30ca5c

Split complementary

  1. #ca309e
  2. #51ca30
  3. #30caa9

Analogous

  1. #a930ca
  2. #ca309e
  3. #ca3051

Triadic

  1. #ca309e
  2. #9eca30
  3. #309eca

Tetradic

  1. #ca309e
  2. #ca5c30
  3. #30ca5c
  4. #309eca

Square

  1. #ca309e
  2. #caa930
  3. #30ca5c
  4. #3051ca

Monochromatic

  1. #4e133d
  2. #8c216e
  3. #ca309e
  4. #dc6bbb
  5. #eaa9d8

Shades

#ca309e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca309e
  2. #b62b8e
  3. #a2267e
  4. #8d226f
  5. #791d5f
  6. #65184f
  7. #51133f
  8. #3d0e2f
  9. #280a20
  10. #140510
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca309e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca309e
  2. #cf45a8
  3. #d559b1
  4. #da6ebb
  5. #df83c5
  6. #e598cf
  7. #eaacd8
  8. #efc1e2
  9. #f4d6ec
  10. #faeaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca309e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca309e
  2. #c3389b
  3. #bb4098
  4. #b44895
  5. #ac5092
  6. #a5588f
  7. #9e608c
  8. #966889
  9. #8f7086
  10. #877883
  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 #9d5f86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4063a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #717c9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d73264 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d53a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d669c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2317f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca309e {
  color: #ca309e;
}
Background
.bg-ca309e {
  background-color: #ca309e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca309e {
  border: 2px solid #ca309e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca309e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 48 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 317 62% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca309e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca309e, #ca3051);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca309e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 48 158 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.18 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.19 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.44 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.47 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.55 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 10.56 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.17 #35cf61 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca309e  rgb(202, 48, 158)  hsl(317, 62%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#30ca5c  rgb(48, 202, 92)  hsl(137, 62%, 49%)  Malachite
#9eca30  rgb(158, 202, 48)  hsl(77, 62%, 49%)  Yellow Green
#309eca  rgb(48, 158, 202)  hsl(197, 62%, 49%)  Carolina Blue