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#CA338B

#ca338b ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca338b is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 20% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.75% magenta, 31.19% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 325.03°, with 59.68% saturation and 49.61% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.42.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1679

Complementary

  1. #ca338b
  2. #33ca72

Split complementary

  1. #ca338b
  2. #40ca33
  3. #33cabd

Analogous

  1. #bd33ca
  2. #ca338b
  3. #ca3340

Triadic

  1. #ca338b
  2. #8bca33
  3. #338bca

Tetradic

  1. #ca338b
  2. #ca7233
  3. #33ca72
  4. #338bca

Square

  1. #ca338b
  2. #cabd33
  3. #33ca72
  4. #3340ca

Monochromatic

  1. #501437
  2. #8d2461
  3. #ca338b
  4. #db6fae
  5. #eaacd0

Shades

#ca338b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca338b
  2. #b62e7d
  3. #a2296f
  4. #8d2461
  5. #791f53
  6. #651a46
  7. #511438
  8. #3d0f2a
  9. #280a1c
  10. #14050e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca338b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca338b
  2. #cf4797
  3. #d55ca2
  4. #da70ae
  5. #df85b9
  6. #e599c5
  7. #eaadd1
  8. #efc2dc
  9. #f4d6e8
  10. #faebf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca338b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca338b
  2. #c33b8a
  3. #bb4289
  4. #b44a88
  5. #ac5287
  6. #a55a86
  7. #9e6184
  8. #966983
  9. #8f7182
  10. #877881
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5f7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c618d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #787c88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9295b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90528c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f6689 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d32e71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca338b {
  color: #ca338b;
}
Background
.bg-ca338b {
  background-color: #ca338b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca338b {
  border: 2px solid #ca338b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca338b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 51 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 325 60% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca338b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca338b, #ca3340);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca338b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 51 139 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.42 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 3.77 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 5.55 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.66 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 9.75 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 10.02 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 10.18 #35cc74 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca338b  rgb(202, 51, 139)  hsl(325, 60%, 50%)  Medium Violet Red
#33ca72  rgb(51, 202, 114)  hsl(145, 60%, 50%)  Emerald
#8bca33  rgb(139, 202, 51)  hsl(85, 60%, 50%)  Yellow Green
#338bca  rgb(51, 139, 202)  hsl(205, 60%, 50%)  Bleu de France