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#CA00A5

#ca00a5 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca00a5 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 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 18.32% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 310.99°, 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.1.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1527

Complementary

  1. #ca00a5
  2. #00ca25

Split complementary

  1. #ca00a5
  2. #40ca00
  3. #00ca8a

Analogous

  1. #8a00ca
  2. #ca00a5
  3. #ca0040

Triadic

  1. #ca00a5
  2. #a5ca00
  3. #00a5ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca00a5
  2. #ca2500
  3. #00ca25
  4. #00a5ca

Square

  1. #ca00a5
  2. #ca8a00
  3. #00ca25
  4. #0040ca

Monochromatic

  1. #310028
  2. #7e0067
  3. #ca00a5
  4. #ff18d5
  5. #ff64e3

Shades

#ca00a5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca00a5
  2. #b60095
  3. #a20084
  4. #8d0074
  5. #790063
  6. #650053
  7. #510042
  8. #3d0032
  9. #280021
  10. #140011
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca00a5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca00a5
  2. #cf1aae
  3. #d533b7
  4. #da4dc0
  5. #df66c9
  6. #e580d2
  7. #ea99db
  8. #efb3e4
  9. #f4cced
  10. #fae6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca00a5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca00a5
  2. #c30da1
  3. #bb1a9e
  4. #b4269a
  5. #ac3396
  6. #a54093
  7. #9e4d8f
  8. #965a8b
  9. #8f6687
  10. #877384
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5587 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1e5ba8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6577a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d61860 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8747a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985da3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d11181 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca00a5 {
  color: #ca00a5;
}
Background
.bg-ca00a5 {
  background-color: #ca00a5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca00a5 {
  border: 2px solid #ca00a5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca00a5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 0 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca00a5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca00a5, #ca0040);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca00a5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 0 165 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.10 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.76 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.24 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.21 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.29 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.82 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.97 #35ff5a Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca00a5  rgb(202, 0, 165)  hsl(311, 100%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#00ca25  rgb(0, 202, 37)  hsl(131, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#a5ca00  rgb(165, 202, 0)  hsl(71, 100%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#00a5ca  rgb(0, 165, 202)  hsl(191, 100%, 40%)  Bondi Blue