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#CA17C7

#ca17c7 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca17c7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 9.02% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.61% magenta, 1.49% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 301.01°, with 79.56% saturation and 44.12% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 7.6.

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Relative luminance0.1729

Complementary

  1. #ca17c7
  2. #17ca1a

Split complementary

  1. #ca17c7
  2. #6dca17
  3. #17ca74

Analogous

  1. #7417ca
  2. #ca17c7
  3. #ca176d

Triadic

  1. #ca17c7
  2. #c7ca17
  3. #17c7ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca17c7
  2. #ca1a17
  3. #17ca1a
  4. #17c7ca

Square

  1. #ca17c7
  2. #ca7417
  3. #17ca1a
  4. #176dca

Monochromatic

  1. #410740
  2. #850f83
  3. #ca17c7
  4. #ea44e7
  5. #f289f0

Shades

#ca17c7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca17c7
  2. #b615b3
  3. #a2129f
  4. #8d108b
  5. #790e77
  6. #650c64
  7. #510950
  8. #3d073c
  9. #280528
  10. #140214
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca17c7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca17c7
  2. #cf2ecd
  3. #d545d2
  4. #da5dd8
  5. #df74dd
  6. #e58be3
  7. #eaa2e9
  8. #efb9ee
  9. #f4d1f4
  10. #fae8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca17c7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca17c7
  2. #c322c0
  3. #bb2cb9
  4. #b437b2
  5. #ac41ab
  6. #a54ca4
  7. #9e569c
  8. #966195
  9. #8f6b8e
  10. #877687
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5c9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #567bc3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d13d76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8351c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9362c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce319d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca17c7 {
  color: #ca17c7;
}
Background
.bg-ca17c7 {
  background-color: #ca17c7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca17c7 {
  border: 2px solid #ca17c7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca17c7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 23 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 301 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca17c7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca17c7, #ca176d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca17c7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 23 199 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.60 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.14 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.90 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.90 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.62 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 11.41 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 11.51 #35e838 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ca17c7  rgb(202, 23, 199)  hsl(301, 80%, 44%)  Medium Orchid
#17ca1a  rgb(23, 202, 26)  hsl(121, 80%, 44%)  Lime Green
#c7ca17  rgb(199, 202, 23)  hsl(61, 80%, 44%)  Pear
#17c7ca  rgb(23, 199, 202)  hsl(181, 80%, 44%)  Robin Egg Blue