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#CA32A5

#ca32a5 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca32a5 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 19.61% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.25% magenta, 18.32% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 314.61°, with 60.32% saturation and 49.41% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.43.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1755

Complementary

  1. #ca32a5
  2. #32ca57

Split complementary

  1. #ca32a5
  2. #59ca32
  3. #32caa3

Analogous

  1. #a332ca
  2. #ca32a5
  3. #ca3259

Triadic

  1. #ca32a5
  2. #a5ca32
  3. #32a5ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca32a5
  2. #ca5732
  3. #32ca57
  4. #32a5ca

Square

  1. #ca32a5
  2. #caa332
  3. #32ca57
  4. #3259ca

Monochromatic

  1. #4f1441
  2. #8d2373
  3. #ca32a5
  4. #db6ec0
  5. #eaabdb

Shades

#ca32a5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca32a5
  2. #b62d95
  3. #a22884
  4. #8d2374
  5. #791e63
  6. #651953
  7. #511442
  8. #3d0f32
  9. #280a21
  10. #140511
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca32a5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca32a5
  2. #cf47ae
  3. #d55bb7
  4. #da70c0
  5. #df84c9
  6. #e599d2
  7. #eaaddb
  8. #efc2e4
  9. #f4d6ed
  10. #faebf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca32a5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca32a5
  2. #c33aa1
  3. #bb429e
  4. #b4499a
  5. #ac5196
  6. #a55993
  7. #9e618f
  8. #96698b
  9. #8f7087
  10. #877884
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e608a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d65a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f7da2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d63868 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c55a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c67a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d13585 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca32a5 {
  color: #ca32a5;
}
Background
.bg-ca32a5 {
  background-color: #ca32a5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca32a5 {
  border: 2px solid #ca32a5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca32a5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 50 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 60% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca32a5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca32a5, #ca3259);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca32a5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 50 165 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.43 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.06 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 8.94 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.83 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.15 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.66 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 10.77 #35cd5a Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca32a5  rgb(202, 50, 165)  hsl(315, 60%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#32ca57  rgb(50, 202, 87)  hsl(135, 60%, 49%)  Malachite
#a5ca32  rgb(165, 202, 50)  hsl(75, 60%, 49%)  Yellow Green
#32a5ca  rgb(50, 165, 202)  hsl(195, 60%, 49%)  Bondi Blue