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#CA09BC

#ca09bc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca09bc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 3.53% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.54% magenta, 6.93% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 304.35°, with 91.47% saturation and 41.37% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 9.04.

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Relative luminance0.1638

Complementary

  1. #ca09bc
  2. #09ca17

Split complementary

  1. #ca09bc
  2. #5cca09
  3. #09ca77

Analogous

  1. #7709ca
  2. #ca09bc
  3. #ca095c

Triadic

  1. #ca09bc
  2. #bcca09
  3. #09bcca

Tetradic

  1. #ca09bc
  2. #ca1709
  3. #09ca17
  4. #09bcca

Square

  1. #ca09bc
  2. #ca7709
  3. #09ca17
  4. #095cca

Monochromatic

  1. #380234
  2. #810678
  3. #ca09bc
  4. #f62ae7
  5. #f973ef

Shades

#ca09bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca09bc
  2. #b608a9
  3. #a20796
  4. #8d0684
  5. #790571
  6. #65055e
  7. #51044b
  8. #3d0338
  9. #280226
  10. #140113
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca09bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca09bc
  2. #cf22c3
  3. #d53ac9
  4. #da53d0
  5. #df6bd7
  6. #e584de
  7. #ea9de4
  8. #efb5eb
  9. #f4cef2
  10. #fae6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca09bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca09bc
  2. #c315b6
  3. #bb21b0
  4. #b42daa
  5. #ac39a4
  6. #a5459e
  7. #9e5098
  8. #965c92
  9. #8f688c
  10. #877486
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5995 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b79b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3316f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #844cbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9560ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf2694 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca09bc {
  color: #ca09bc;
}
Background
.bg-ca09bc {
  background-color: #ca09bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca09bc {
  border: 2px solid #ca09bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca09bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 9 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 304 91% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca09bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca09bc, #ca095c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca09bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 9 188 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.04 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.04 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.49 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.76 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.83 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.78 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 11.80 #35f643 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ca09bc  rgb(202, 9, 188)  hsl(304, 91%, 41%)  Medium Orchid
#09ca17  rgb(9, 202, 23)  hsl(124, 91%, 41%)  Lime Green
#bcca09  rgb(188, 202, 9)  hsl(64, 91%, 41%)  Pear
#09bcca  rgb(9, 188, 202)  hsl(184, 91%, 41%)  Dark Turquoise