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#CA05AB

#ca05ab ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca05ab is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 1.96% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.52% magenta, 15.35% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 309.44°, with 95.17% saturation and 40.59% 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.09.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1561

Complementary

  1. #ca05ab
  2. #05ca24

Split complementary

  1. #ca05ab
  2. #49ca05
  3. #05ca87

Analogous

  1. #8705ca
  2. #ca05ab
  3. #ca0549

Triadic

  1. #ca05ab
  2. #abca05
  3. #05abca

Tetradic

  1. #ca05ab
  2. #ca2405
  3. #05ca24
  4. #05abca

Square

  1. #ca05ab
  2. #ca8705
  3. #05ca24
  4. #0549ca

Monochromatic

  1. #35012d
  2. #7f036c
  3. #ca05ab
  4. #fa22d8
  5. #fb6de5

Shades

#ca05ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca05ab
  2. #b6059a
  3. #a20489
  4. #8d0478
  5. #790367
  6. #650356
  7. #510244
  8. #3d0233
  9. #280122
  10. #140111
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca05ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca05ab
  2. #cf1eb3
  3. #d537bc
  4. #da50c4
  5. #df69cd
  6. #e582d5
  7. #ea9bdd
  8. #efb4e6
  9. #f4cdee
  10. #fae6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca05ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca05ab
  2. #c311a7
  3. #bb1ea2
  4. #b42a9e
  5. #ac369a
  6. #a54396
  7. #9e4f91
  8. #965b8d
  9. #8f6789
  10. #877484
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b578b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #165daf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6377a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d52164 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8749ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #975ea9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d11986 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca05ab {
  color: #ca05ab;
}
Background
.bg-ca05ab {
  background-color: #ca05ab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca05ab {
  border: 2px solid #ca05ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca05ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 5 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 95% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca05ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca05ab, #ca0549);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca05ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 5 171 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.09 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.75 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.27 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.92 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.97 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.25 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.56 #35fa54 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca05ab  rgb(202, 5, 171)  hsl(309, 95%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#05ca24  rgb(5, 202, 36)  hsl(129, 95%, 41%)  Lime Green
#abca05  rgb(171, 202, 5)  hsl(69, 95%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#05abca  rgb(5, 171, 202)  hsl(189, 95%, 41%)  Bondi Blue