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#CA00A0

#ca00a0 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca00a0 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 0% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 20.79% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 312.48°, with 100% saturation and 39.61% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.22.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1509

Complementary

  1. #ca00a0
  2. #00ca2a

Split complementary

  1. #ca00a0
  2. #3bca00
  3. #00ca8f

Analogous

  1. #8f00ca
  2. #ca00a0
  3. #ca003b

Triadic

  1. #ca00a0
  2. #a0ca00
  3. #00a0ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca00a0
  2. #ca2a00
  3. #00ca2a
  4. #00a0ca

Square

  1. #ca00a0
  2. #ca8f00
  3. #00ca2a
  4. #003bca

Monochromatic

  1. #310027
  2. #7e0063
  3. #ca00a0
  4. #ff18cf
  5. #ff64df

Shades

#ca00a0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca00a0
  2. #b60090
  3. #a20080
  4. #8d0070
  5. #790060
  6. #650050
  7. #510040
  8. #3d0030
  9. #280020
  10. #140010
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca00a0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca00a0
  2. #cf1aaa
  3. #d533b3
  4. #da4dbd
  5. #df66c6
  6. #e580d0
  7. #ea99d9
  8. #efb3e3
  9. #f4ccec
  10. #fae6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca00a0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca00a0
  2. #c30d9d
  3. #bb1a9a
  4. #b42696
  5. #ac3393
  6. #a54090
  7. #9e4d8d
  8. #965a8a
  9. #8f6686
  10. #877383
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5584 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #245aa3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #67769c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7115d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8846a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995d9e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d20b7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca00a0 {
  color: #ca00a0;
}
Background
.bg-ca00a0 {
  background-color: #ca00a0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca00a0 {
  border: 2px solid #ca00a0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca00a0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 0 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca00a0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca00a0, #ca003b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca00a0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 0 160 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.22 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.25 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.68 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.12 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.29 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.40 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 12.48 #35ff5f Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca00a0  rgb(202, 0, 160)  hsl(312, 100%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#00ca2a  rgb(0, 202, 42)  hsl(132, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#a0ca00  rgb(160, 202, 0)  hsl(72, 100%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#00a0ca  rgb(0, 160, 202)  hsl(192, 100%, 40%)  Bondi Blue