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#CA2CA2

#ca2ca2 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca2ca2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 17.25% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.22% magenta, 19.8% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 315.19°, with 64.23% saturation and 48.24% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.68.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1697

Complementary

  1. #ca2ca2
  2. #2cca54

Split complementary

  1. #ca2ca2
  2. #53ca2c
  3. #2ccaa3

Analogous

  1. #a32cca
  2. #ca2ca2
  3. #ca2c53

Triadic

  1. #ca2ca2
  2. #a2ca2c
  3. #2ca2ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca2ca2
  2. #ca542c
  3. #2cca54
  4. #2ca2ca

Square

  1. #ca2ca2
  2. #caa32c
  3. #2cca54
  4. #2c53ca

Monochromatic

  1. #4c113d
  2. #8b1e70
  3. #ca2ca2
  4. #dd65bf
  5. #eba4d9

Shades

#ca2ca2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca2ca2
  2. #b62892
  3. #a22382
  4. #8d1f71
  5. #791a61
  6. #651651
  7. #511241
  8. #3d0d31
  9. #280920
  10. #140410
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca2ca2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca2ca2
  2. #cf41ab
  3. #d556b5
  4. #da6bbe
  5. #df80c7
  6. #e596d1
  7. #eaabda
  8. #efc0e3
  9. #f4d5ec
  10. #faeaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca2ca2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca2ca2
  2. #c3349f
  3. #bb3d9b
  4. #b44598
  5. #ac4e94
  6. #a55691
  7. #9e5e8e
  8. #96678a
  9. #8f6f87
  10. #877883
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5e88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a62a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e7b9e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d63165 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c52a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b65a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d22f82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca2ca2 {
  color: #ca2ca2;
}
Background
.bg-ca2ca2 {
  background-color: #ca2ca2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca2ca2 {
  border: 2px solid #ca2ca2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca2ca2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 44 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 64% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca2ca2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca2ca2, #ca2c53);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca2ca2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 44 162 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.68 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.14 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.45 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.10 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.35 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.88 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 11.07 #35d35d Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca2ca2  rgb(202, 44, 162)  hsl(315, 64%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#2cca54  rgb(44, 202, 84)  hsl(135, 64%, 48%)  Malachite
#a2ca2c  rgb(162, 202, 44)  hsl(75, 64%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#2ca2ca  rgb(44, 162, 202)  hsl(195, 64%, 48%)  Bondi Blue