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#CA00A4

#ca00a4 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca00a4 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 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 18.81% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 311.29°, 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 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.92.

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Relative luminance0.1524

Complementary

  1. #ca00a4
  2. #00ca26

Split complementary

  1. #ca00a4
  2. #3fca00
  3. #00ca8b

Analogous

  1. #8b00ca
  2. #ca00a4
  3. #ca003f

Triadic

  1. #ca00a4
  2. #a4ca00
  3. #00a4ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca00a4
  2. #ca2600
  3. #00ca26
  4. #00a4ca

Square

  1. #ca00a4
  2. #ca8b00
  3. #00ca26
  4. #003fca

Monochromatic

  1. #310028
  2. #7e0066
  3. #ca00a4
  4. #ff18d3
  5. #ff64e2

Shades

#ca00a4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca00a4
  2. #b60094
  3. #a20083
  4. #8d0073
  5. #790062
  6. #650052
  7. #510042
  8. #3d0031
  9. #280021
  10. #140010
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca00a4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca00a4
  2. #cf1aad
  3. #d533b6
  4. #da4dbf
  5. #df66c8
  6. #e580d2
  7. #ea99db
  8. #efb3e4
  9. #f4cced
  10. #fae6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca00a4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca00a4
  2. #c30da0
  3. #bb1a9d
  4. #b42699
  5. #ac3396
  6. #a54092
  7. #9e4d8e
  8. #965a8b
  9. #8f6687
  10. #877384
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5586 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f5ba7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6677a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6175f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8847a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985da2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d21081 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca00a4 {
  color: #ca00a4;
}
Background
.bg-ca00a4 {
  background-color: #ca00a4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca00a4 {
  border: 2px solid #ca00a4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca00a4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 0 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca00a4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca00a4, #ca003f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca00a4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 0 164 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.92 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.65 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.32 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.24 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.25 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.89 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.95 #35ff5b Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca00a4  rgb(202, 0, 164)  hsl(311, 100%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#00ca26  rgb(0, 202, 38)  hsl(131, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#a4ca00  rgb(164, 202, 0)  hsl(71, 100%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#00a4ca  rgb(0, 164, 202)  hsl(191, 100%, 40%)  Bondi Blue