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#CA40E9

#ca40e9 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca40e9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 25.1% green and 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.3% cyan, 72.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 288.99°, with 79.34% saturation and 58.24% 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 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.11.

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Relative luminance0.2211

Complementary

  1. #ca40e9
  2. #5fe940

Split complementary

  1. #ca40e9
  2. #b4e940
  3. #40e976

Analogous

  1. #7640e9
  2. #ca40e9
  3. #e940b4

Triadic

  1. #ca40e9
  2. #e9ca40
  3. #40e9ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca40e9
  2. #e9405f
  3. #5fe940
  4. #40e9ca

Square

  1. #ca40e9
  2. #e97640
  3. #5fe940
  4. #40b4e9

Monochromatic

  1. #6c0f81
  2. #a617c6
  3. #ca40e9
  4. #dd85f1
  5. #f0c9f9

Shades

#ca40e9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca40e9
  2. #b63ad2
  3. #a233ba
  4. #8d2da3
  5. #79268c
  6. #652075
  7. #511a5d
  8. #3d1346
  9. #280d2f
  10. #140617
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca40e9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca40e9
  2. #cf53eb
  3. #d566ed
  4. #da79f0
  5. #df8cf2
  6. #e5a0f4
  7. #eab3f6
  8. #efc6f8
  9. #f4d9fb
  10. #faecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca40e9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca40e9
  2. #c346df
  3. #bb4dd4
  4. #b453ca
  5. #ac5abf
  6. #a560b5
  7. #9e66aa
  8. #966da0
  9. #8f7395
  10. #877a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a46db4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e86e5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca6292 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8266ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9171e7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca56bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca40e9 {
  color: #ca40e9;
}
Background
.bg-ca40e9 {
  background-color: #ca40e9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca40e9 {
  border: 2px solid #ca40e9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca40e9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 64 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 79% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca40e9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca40e9, #e940b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca40e9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 64 233 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.11 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.28 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.79 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.79 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.97 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.74 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.85 #35bf16 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ca40e9  rgb(202, 64, 233)  hsl(289, 79%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#5fe940  rgb(95, 233, 64)  hsl(109, 79%, 58%)  Neon Green
#e9ca40  rgb(233, 202, 64)  hsl(49, 79%, 58%)  Jonquil
#40e9ca  rgb(64, 233, 202)  hsl(169, 79%, 58%)  Turquoise