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#CA6E8A

#ca6e8a ≈ Pale Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ca6e8a is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 43.14% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 45.54% magenta, 31.68% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 341.74°, with 46.46% saturation and 61.18% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pale Violet Red (#db7093), ΔE 3.38.

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Web safe#cc6699
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Relative luminance0.2554

Complementary

  1. #ca6e8a
  2. #6ecaae

Split complementary

  1. #ca6e8a
  2. #6eca80
  3. #6eb8ca

Analogous

  1. #ca6eb8
  2. #ca6e8a
  3. #ca806e

Triadic

  1. #ca6e8a
  2. #8aca6e
  3. #6e8aca

Tetradic

  1. #ca6e8a
  2. #caae6e
  3. #6ecaae
  4. #6e8aca

Square

  1. #ca6e8a
  2. #b8ca6e
  3. #6ecaae
  4. #806eca

Monochromatic

  1. #742b41
  2. #ac3f60
  3. #ca6e8a
  4. #dea6b7
  5. #f3dee4

Shades

#ca6e8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca6e8a
  2. #b6637c
  3. #a2586e
  4. #8d4d61
  5. #794253
  6. #653745
  7. #512c37
  8. #3d2129
  9. #28161c
  10. #140b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca6e8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca6e8a
  2. #cf7d96
  3. #d58ba1
  4. #da9aad
  5. #dfa8b9
  6. #e5b7c5
  7. #eac5d0
  8. #efd4dc
  9. #f4e2e8
  10. #faf1f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca6e8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca6e8a
  2. #c37089
  3. #bb7288
  4. #b47387
  5. #ac7586
  6. #a57785
  7. #9e7984
  8. #967b83
  9. #8f7c82
  10. #877e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8808a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c808b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #939188 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d86778 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1798b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ac8489 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d26a80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca6e8a {
  color: #ca6e8a;
}
Background
.bg-ca6e8a {
  background-color: #ca6e8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca6e8a {
  border: 2px solid #ca6e8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca6e8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 110 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 342 46% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca6e8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca6e8a, #ca806e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca6e8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 110 138 / 0.35);
}

#db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 3.38 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 4.94 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 5.01 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 5.78 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 5.89 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 7.12 #f64a8a French Rose ΔE 8.71 #359175 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Pale Violet Red
#ca6e8a  rgb(202, 110, 138)  hsl(342, 46%, 61%)  Pale Violet Red
#6ecaae  rgb(110, 202, 174)  hsl(162, 46%, 61%)  Medium Aquamarine
#8aca6e  rgb(138, 202, 110)  hsl(102, 46%, 61%)  Pistachio
#6e8aca  rgb(110, 138, 202)  hsl(222, 46%, 61%)  Glaucous