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#CA359A

#ca359a ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca359a is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 20.78% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.76% magenta, 23.76% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 319.33°, with 58.43% saturation and 50% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.92.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1744

Complementary

  1. #ca359a
  2. #35ca65

Split complementary

  1. #ca359a
  2. #4fca35
  3. #35cab0

Analogous

  1. #b035ca
  2. #ca359a
  3. #ca354f

Triadic

  1. #ca359a
  2. #9aca35
  3. #359aca

Tetradic

  1. #ca359a
  2. #ca6535
  3. #35ca65
  4. #359aca

Square

  1. #ca359a
  2. #cab035
  3. #35ca65
  4. #354fca

Monochromatic

  1. #51153e
  2. #8d256c
  3. #ca359a
  4. #da72b8
  5. #eaaed7

Shades

#ca359a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca359a
  2. #b6308b
  3. #a22a7b
  4. #8d256c
  5. #79205c
  6. #651b4d
  7. #51153e
  8. #3d102e
  9. #280b1f
  10. #14050f
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca359a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca359a
  2. #cf49a4
  3. #d55dae
  4. #da72b8
  5. #df86c2
  6. #e59acd
  7. #eaaed7
  8. #efc2e1
  9. #f4d7eb
  10. #faebf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca359a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca359a
  2. #c33d97
  3. #bb4495
  4. #b44c92
  5. #ac5390
  6. #a55b8d
  7. #9e628a
  8. #966a88
  9. #8f7185
  10. #877983
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e6185 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #46649d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #747d97 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d73463 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f559c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e6898 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2347d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca359a {
  color: #ca359a;
}
Background
.bg-ca359a {
  background-color: #ca359a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca359a {
  border: 2px solid #ca359a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca359a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 53 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 319 58% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca359a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca359a, #ca354f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca359a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 53 154 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.92 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 5.08 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.50 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.46 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 9.97 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 10.53 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.11 #35ca65 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca359a  rgb(202, 53, 154)  hsl(319, 58%, 50%)  Medium Violet Red
#35ca65  rgb(53, 202, 101)  hsl(139, 58%, 50%)  Emerald
#9aca35  rgb(154, 202, 53)  hsl(79, 58%, 50%)  Yellow Green
#359aca  rgb(53, 154, 202)  hsl(199, 58%, 50%)  Carolina Blue