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#CA2EDD

#ca2edd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca2edd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 18.04% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.6% cyan, 79.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 293.49°, with 72.02% saturation and 52.35% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.08.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1973

Complementary

  1. #ca2edd
  2. #41dd2e

Split complementary

  1. #ca2edd
  2. #98dd2e
  3. #2edd73

Analogous

  1. #732edd
  2. #ca2edd
  3. #dd2e98

Triadic

  1. #ca2edd
  2. #ddca2e
  3. #2eddca

Tetradic

  1. #ca2edd
  2. #dd2e41
  3. #41dd2e
  4. #2eddca

Square

  1. #ca2edd
  2. #dd732e
  3. #41dd2e
  4. #2e98dd

Monochromatic

  1. #591062
  2. #951ba4
  3. #ca2edd
  4. #db70e8
  5. #ebb2f2

Shades

#ca2edd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca2edd
  2. #b629c7
  3. #a225b1
  4. #8d209b
  5. #791c85
  6. #65176f
  7. #511258
  8. #3d0e42
  9. #28092c
  10. #140516
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca2edd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca2edd
  2. #cf43e0
  3. #d558e4
  4. #da6de7
  5. #df82eb
  6. #e597ee
  7. #eaabf1
  8. #efc0f5
  9. #f4d5f8
  10. #faeafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca2edd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca2edd
  2. #c336d4
  3. #bb3eca
  4. #b447c1
  5. #ac4fb8
  6. #a557af
  7. #9e5fa5
  8. #96679c
  9. #8f7093
  10. #877889
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a165ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e81d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd5387 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #815ce0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9169db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc47b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca2edd {
  color: #ca2edd;
}
Background
.bg-ca2edd {
  background-color: #ca2edd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca2edd {
  border: 2px solid #ca2edd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca2edd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 46 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca2edd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca2edd, #dd2e98);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca2edd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 46 221 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.08 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.74 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.17 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.17 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.37 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.80 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.42 #35d122 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ca2edd  rgb(202, 46, 221)  hsl(293, 72%, 52%)  Medium Orchid
#41dd2e  rgb(65, 221, 46)  hsl(113, 72%, 52%)  Lime Green
#ddca2e  rgb(221, 202, 46)  hsl(53, 72%, 52%)  Citrine
#2eddca  rgb(46, 221, 202)  hsl(173, 72%, 52%)  Turquoise