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#CA3CF2

#ca3cf2 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca3cf2 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 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.53% cyan, 75.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 286.81°, with 87.5% saturation and 59.22% 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.1.

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Relative luminance0.222

Complementary

  1. #ca3cf2
  2. #64f23c

Split complementary

  1. #ca3cf2
  2. #bff23c
  3. #3cf26f

Analogous

  1. #6f3cf2
  2. #ca3cf2
  3. #f23cbf

Triadic

  1. #ca3cf2
  2. #f2ca3c
  3. #3cf2ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca3cf2
  2. #f23c64
  3. #64f23c
  4. #3cf2ca

Square

  1. #ca3cf2
  2. #f26f3c
  3. #64f23c
  4. #3cbff2

Monochromatic

  1. #6f098c
  2. #a80ed3
  3. #ca3cf2
  4. #dd84f7
  5. #f1cbfc

Shades

#ca3cf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca3cf2
  2. #b636da
  3. #a230c2
  4. #8d2aa9
  5. #792491
  6. #651e79
  7. #511861
  8. #3d1249
  9. #280c30
  10. #140618
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca3cf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca3cf2
  2. #cf50f3
  3. #d563f5
  4. #da77f6
  5. #df8af7
  6. #e59ef9
  7. #eab1fa
  8. #efc5fb
  9. #f4d8fc
  10. #faecfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca3cf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca3cf2
  2. #c343e7
  3. #bb4adb
  4. #b450d0
  5. #ac57c4
  6. #a55eb9
  7. #9e65ae
  8. #966ca2
  9. #8f7297
  10. #87798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a46cba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0079f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4186ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c86496 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e66f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d70f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c956c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca3cf2 {
  color: #ca3cf2;
}
Background
.bg-ca3cf2 {
  background-color: #ca3cf2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca3cf2 {
  border: 2px solid #ca3cf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca3cf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 60 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 88% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca3cf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca3cf2, #f23cbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca3cf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 60 242 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.10 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.50 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.84 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.84 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.33 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.85 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.90 #35c30d Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ca3cf2  rgb(202, 60, 242)  hsl(287, 88%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#64f23c  rgb(100, 242, 60)  hsl(107, 88%, 59%)  Neon Green
#f2ca3c  rgb(242, 202, 60)  hsl(47, 88%, 59%)  Jonquil
#3cf2ca  rgb(60, 242, 202)  hsl(167, 88%, 59%)  Aquamarine