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#CA18CE

#ca18ce ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca18ce is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 9.41% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.94% cyan, 88.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 298.68°, with 79.13% saturation and 45.1% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 7.1.

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Relative luminance0.1767

Complementary

  1. #ca18ce
  2. #1cce18

Split complementary

  1. #ca18ce
  2. #77ce18
  3. #18ce6f

Analogous

  1. #6f18ce
  2. #ca18ce
  3. #ce1877

Triadic

  1. #ca18ce
  2. #ceca18
  3. #18ceca

Tetradic

  1. #ca18ce
  2. #ce181c
  3. #1cce18
  4. #18ceca

Square

  1. #ca18ce
  2. #ce6f18
  3. #1cce18
  4. #1877ce

Monochromatic

  1. #440845
  2. #871089
  3. #ca18ce
  4. #e649ea
  5. #f08df2

Shades

#ca18ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca18ce
  2. #b616b9
  3. #a213a5
  4. #8d1190
  5. #790e7c
  6. #650c67
  7. #510a52
  8. #3d073e
  9. #280529
  10. #140215
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca18ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca18ce
  2. #cf2fd3
  3. #d546d8
  4. #da5ddd
  5. #df74e2
  6. #e58ce7
  7. #eaa3eb
  8. #efbaf0
  9. #f4d1f5
  10. #fae8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca18ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca18ce
  2. #c322c6
  3. #bb2dbe
  4. #b437b7
  5. #ac42af
  6. #a54ca7
  7. #9e569f
  8. #966197
  9. #8f6b90
  10. #877688
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5da0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #527cca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0417b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8152d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9263cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce35a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca18ce {
  color: #ca18ce;
}
Background
.bg-ca18ce {
  background-color: #ca18ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca18ce {
  border: 2px solid #ca18ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca18ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 24 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 79% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca18ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca18ce, #ce1877);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca18ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 24 206 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.10 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.13 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.60 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.09 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.68 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.86 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 11.24 #35e731 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ca18ce  rgb(202, 24, 206)  hsl(299, 79%, 45%)  Medium Orchid
#1cce18  rgb(28, 206, 24)  hsl(119, 79%, 45%)  Lime Green
#ceca18  rgb(206, 202, 24)  hsl(59, 79%, 45%)  Citrine
#18ceca  rgb(24, 206, 202)  hsl(179, 79%, 45%)  Robin Egg Blue