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#CA2AAA

#ca2aaa ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca2aaa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 16.47% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.21% magenta, 15.84% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 312°, with 65.57% saturation and 47.84% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.

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Relative luminance0.1711

Complementary

  1. #ca2aaa
  2. #2aca4a

Split complementary

  1. #ca2aaa
  2. #5aca2a
  3. #2aca9a

Analogous

  1. #9a2aca
  2. #ca2aaa
  3. #ca2a5a

Triadic

  1. #ca2aaa
  2. #aaca2a
  3. #2aaaca

Tetradic

  1. #ca2aaa
  2. #ca4a2a
  3. #2aca4a
  4. #2aaaca

Square

  1. #ca2aaa
  2. #ca9a2a
  3. #2aca4a
  4. #2a5aca

Monochromatic

  1. #4b103f
  2. #8b1d75
  3. #ca2aaa
  4. #de62c6
  5. #eca1dd

Shades

#ca2aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca2aaa
  2. #b62699
  3. #a22288
  4. #8d1d77
  5. #791966
  6. #651555
  7. #511144
  8. #3d0d33
  9. #280822
  10. #140411
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca2aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca2aaa
  2. #cf3fb3
  3. #d555bb
  4. #da6ac4
  5. #df7fcc
  6. #e595d5
  7. #eaaadd
  8. #efbfe6
  9. #f4d4ee
  10. #faeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca2aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca2aaa
  2. #c333a6
  3. #bb3ba2
  4. #b4449d
  5. #ac4c99
  6. #a55595
  7. #9e5e91
  8. #96668d
  9. #8f6f88
  10. #877784
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5e8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3263ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a7ca6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d53469 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a52ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a65a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d13088 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca2aaa {
  color: #ca2aaa;
}
Background
.bg-ca2aaa {
  background-color: #ca2aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca2aaa {
  border: 2px solid #ca2aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca2aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 42 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 66% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca2aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca2aaa, #ca2a5a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca2aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 42 170 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.00 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.43 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.29 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.39 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.75 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.50 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 11.70 #35d555 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca2aaa  rgb(202, 42, 170)  hsl(312, 66%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#2aca4a  rgb(42, 202, 74)  hsl(132, 66%, 48%)  Lime Green
#aaca2a  rgb(170, 202, 42)  hsl(72, 66%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#2aaaca  rgb(42, 170, 202)  hsl(192, 66%, 48%)  Bondi Blue