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#CA2C8A

#ca2c8a ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca2c8a is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 17.25% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.22% magenta, 31.68% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 324.3°, with 64.23% saturation and 48.24% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 2.53.

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Relative luminance0.1619

Complementary

  1. #ca2c8a
  2. #2cca6c

Split complementary

  1. #ca2c8a
  2. #3bca2c
  3. #2ccabb

Analogous

  1. #bb2cca
  2. #ca2c8a
  3. #ca2c3b

Triadic

  1. #ca2c8a
  2. #8aca2c
  3. #2c8aca

Tetradic

  1. #ca2c8a
  2. #ca6c2c
  3. #2cca6c
  4. #2c8aca

Square

  1. #ca2c8a
  2. #cabb2c
  3. #2cca6c
  4. #2c3bca

Monochromatic

  1. #4c1134
  2. #8b1e5f
  3. #ca2c8a
  4. #dd65ad
  5. #eba4ce

Shades

#ca2c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca2c8a
  2. #b6287c
  3. #a2236e
  4. #8d1f61
  5. #791a53
  6. #651645
  7. #511237
  8. #3d0d29
  9. #28091c
  10. #14040e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca2c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca2c8a
  2. #cf4196
  3. #d556a1
  4. #da6bad
  5. #df80b9
  6. #e596c5
  7. #eaabd0
  8. #efc0dc
  9. #f4d5e8
  10. #faeaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca2c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca2c8a
  2. #c33489
  3. #bb3d88
  4. #b44587
  5. #ac4e86
  6. #a55685
  7. #9e5e84
  8. #966783
  9. #8f6f82
  10. #877881
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5c7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #485e8c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #767a87 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d92058 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f4f8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f6488 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3256f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca2c8a {
  color: #ca2c8a;
}
Background
.bg-ca2c8a {
  background-color: #ca2c8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca2c8a {
  border: 2px solid #ca2c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca2c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 44 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 324 64% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca2c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca2c8a, #ca2c3b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca2c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 44 138 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 2.53 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 4.65 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 5.81 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.67 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 10.25 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 10.43 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 10.59 #35d375 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca2c8a  rgb(202, 44, 138)  hsl(324, 64%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#2cca6c  rgb(44, 202, 108)  hsl(144, 64%, 48%)  Emerald
#8aca2c  rgb(138, 202, 44)  hsl(84, 64%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#2c8aca  rgb(44, 138, 202)  hsl(204, 64%, 48%)  Steel Blue