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#CA36ED

#ca36ed ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca36ed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 21.18% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.77% cyan, 77.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 288.52°, with 83.56% saturation and 57.06% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.05.

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Relative luminance0.2131

Complementary

  1. #ca36ed
  2. #59ed36

Split complementary

  1. #ca36ed
  2. #b5ed36
  3. #36ed6e

Analogous

  1. #6e36ed
  2. #ca36ed
  3. #ed36b5

Triadic

  1. #ca36ed
  2. #edca36
  3. #36edca

Tetradic

  1. #ca36ed
  2. #ed3659
  3. #59ed36
  4. #36edca

Square

  1. #ca36ed
  2. #ed6e36
  3. #59ed36
  4. #36b5ed

Monochromatic

  1. #690b7f
  2. #a312c5
  3. #ca36ed
  4. #dd7cf3
  5. #efc2fa

Shades

#ca36ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca36ed
  2. #b631d5
  3. #a22bbe
  4. #8d26a6
  5. #79208e
  6. #651b77
  7. #51165f
  8. #3d1047
  9. #280b2f
  10. #140518
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca36ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca36ed
  2. #cf4aef
  3. #d55ef1
  4. #da72f2
  5. #df86f4
  6. #e59bf6
  7. #eaaff8
  8. #efc3fa
  9. #f4d7fb
  10. #faebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca36ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca36ed
  2. #c33de2
  3. #bb45d7
  4. #b44ccc
  5. #ac54c1
  6. #a55bb7
  7. #9e62ac
  8. #966aa1
  9. #8f7196
  10. #87798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a369b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4384e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c95e92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e62f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e6deb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca51bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca36ed {
  color: #ca36ed;
}
Background
.bg-ca36ed {
  background-color: #ca36ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca36ed {
  border: 2px solid #ca36ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca36ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 54 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 84% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca36ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca36ed, #ed36b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca36ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 54 237 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.05 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.05 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.18 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.18 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.35 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.49 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.53 #35c912 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ca36ed  rgb(202, 54, 237)  hsl(289, 84%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#59ed36  rgb(89, 237, 54)  hsl(109, 84%, 57%)  Neon Green
#edca36  rgb(237, 202, 54)  hsl(49, 84%, 57%)  Jonquil
#36edca  rgb(54, 237, 202)  hsl(169, 84%, 57%)  Turquoise