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#CA2AB4

#ca2ab4 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca2ab4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 16.47% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.21% magenta, 10.89% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 308.25°, with 65.57% saturation and 47.84% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 8.38.

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Relative luminance0.1751

Complementary

  1. #ca2ab4
  2. #2aca40

Split complementary

  1. #ca2ab4
  2. #64ca2a
  3. #2aca90

Analogous

  1. #902aca
  2. #ca2ab4
  3. #ca2a64

Triadic

  1. #ca2ab4
  2. #b4ca2a
  3. #2ab4ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca2ab4
  2. #ca402a
  3. #2aca40
  4. #2ab4ca

Square

  1. #ca2ab4
  2. #ca902a
  3. #2aca40
  4. #2a64ca

Monochromatic

  1. #4b1043
  2. #8b1d7c
  3. #ca2ab4
  4. #de62cd
  5. #eca1e1

Shades

#ca2ab4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca2ab4
  2. #b626a2
  3. #a22290
  4. #8d1d7e
  5. #79196c
  6. #65155a
  7. #511148
  8. #3d0d36
  9. #280824
  10. #140412
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca2ab4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca2ab4
  2. #cf3fbc
  3. #d555c3
  4. #da6acb
  5. #df7fd2
  6. #e595da
  7. #eaaae1
  8. #efbfe9
  9. #f4d4f0
  10. #faeaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca2ab4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca2ab4
  2. #c333af
  3. #bb3baa
  4. #b444a4
  5. #ac4c9f
  6. #a5559a
  7. #9e5e95
  8. #966690
  9. #8f6f8a
  10. #877785
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5f92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2865b8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #667cb0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d43a6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8954b6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9865b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d03490 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca2ab4 {
  color: #ca2ab4;
}
Background
.bg-ca2ab4 {
  background-color: #ca2ab4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca2ab4 {
  border: 2px solid #ca2ab4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca2ab4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 42 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 308 66% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca2ab4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca2ab4, #ca2a64);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca2ab4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 42 180 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.38 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 8.69 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.81 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.20 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.85 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.05 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 11.33 #35d54b Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ca2ab4  rgb(202, 42, 180)  hsl(308, 66%, 48%)  Medium Orchid
#2aca40  rgb(42, 202, 64)  hsl(128, 66%, 48%)  Lime Green
#b4ca2a  rgb(180, 202, 42)  hsl(68, 66%, 48%)  June Bud
#2ab4ca  rgb(42, 180, 202)  hsl(188, 66%, 48%)  Moonstone Blue