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#CA3CD1

#ca3cd1 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca3cd1 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 23.53% green and 81.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.35% cyan, 71.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 297.18°, with 61.83% saturation and 52.75% 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 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.05.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.2039

Complementary

  1. #ca3cd1
  2. #43d13c

Split complementary

  1. #ca3cd1
  2. #8ed13c
  3. #3cd180

Analogous

  1. #803cd1
  2. #ca3cd1
  3. #d13c8e

Triadic

  1. #ca3cd1
  2. #d1ca3c
  3. #3cd1ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca3cd1
  2. #d13c43
  3. #43d13c
  4. #3cd1ca

Square

  1. #ca3cd1
  2. #d1803c
  3. #43d13c
  4. #3c8ed1

Monochromatic

  1. #5b165e
  2. #96259c
  3. #ca3cd1
  4. #db7ae0
  5. #ecb8ee

Shades

#ca3cd1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca3cd1
  2. #b636bc
  3. #a230a7
  4. #8d2a92
  5. #79247d
  6. #651e69
  7. #511854
  8. #3d123f
  9. #280c2a
  10. #140615
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca3cd1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca3cd1
  2. #cf50d6
  3. #d563da
  4. #da77df
  5. #df8ae3
  6. #e59ee8
  7. #eab1ed
  8. #efc5f1
  9. #f4d8f6
  10. #faecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca3cd1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca3cd1
  2. #c343c9
  3. #bb4ac1
  4. #b450b9
  5. #ac57b1
  6. #a55ea9
  7. #9e65a0
  8. #966c98
  9. #8f7290
  10. #877988
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a169a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1471d5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d83cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf5583 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8760d3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #956dcf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd4ca8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca3cd1 {
  color: #ca3cd1;
}
Background
.bg-ca3cd1 {
  background-color: #ca3cd1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca3cd1 {
  border: 2px solid #ca3cd1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca3cd1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 60 209;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 62% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca3cd1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca3cd1, #d13c8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca3cd1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 60 209 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.05 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.02 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.14 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.14 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.18 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.42 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.50 #35c32e Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ca3cd1  rgb(202, 60, 209)  hsl(297, 62%, 53%)  Medium Orchid
#43d13c  rgb(67, 209, 60)  hsl(117, 62%, 53%)  Lime Green
#d1ca3c  rgb(209, 202, 60)  hsl(57, 62%, 53%)  Citrine
#3cd1ca  rgb(60, 209, 202)  hsl(177, 62%, 53%)  Medium Turquoise