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#CA33AA

#ca33aa ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca33aa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 20% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.75% magenta, 15.84% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 312.72°, with 59.68% saturation and 49.61% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.3.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1783

Complementary

  1. #ca33aa
  2. #33ca53

Split complementary

  1. #ca33aa
  2. #5eca33
  3. #33ca9f

Analogous

  1. #9f33ca
  2. #ca33aa
  3. #ca335e

Triadic

  1. #ca33aa
  2. #aaca33
  3. #33aaca

Tetradic

  1. #ca33aa
  2. #ca5333
  3. #33ca53
  4. #33aaca

Square

  1. #ca33aa
  2. #ca9f33
  3. #33ca53
  4. #335eca

Monochromatic

  1. #501443
  2. #8d2477
  3. #ca33aa
  4. #db6fc4
  5. #eaacdd

Shades

#ca33aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca33aa
  2. #b62e99
  3. #a22988
  4. #8d2477
  5. #791f66
  6. #651a55
  7. #511444
  8. #3d0f33
  9. #280a22
  10. #140511
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca33aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca33aa
  2. #cf47b3
  3. #d55cbb
  4. #da70c4
  5. #df85cc
  6. #e599d5
  7. #eaaddd
  8. #efc2e6
  9. #f4d6ee
  10. #faebf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca33aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca33aa
  2. #c33ba6
  3. #bb42a2
  4. #b44a9d
  5. #ac5299
  6. #a55a95
  7. #9e6191
  8. #96698d
  9. #8f7188
  10. #877884
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e618d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a66ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d7da7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d53b6b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c56ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b68a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d13889 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca33aa {
  color: #ca33aa;
}
Background
.bg-ca33aa {
  background-color: #ca33aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca33aa {
  border: 2px solid #ca33aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca33aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 51 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 60% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca33aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca33aa, #ca335e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca33aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 51 170 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.30 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.76 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 8.70 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.32 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.40 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 11.02 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.51 #35cc55 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca33aa  rgb(202, 51, 170)  hsl(313, 60%, 50%)  Medium Violet Red
#33ca53  rgb(51, 202, 83)  hsl(133, 60%, 50%)  Lime Green
#aaca33  rgb(170, 202, 51)  hsl(73, 60%, 50%)  Yellow Green
#33aaca  rgb(51, 170, 202)  hsl(193, 60%, 50%)  Moonstone Blue