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#CA40EA

#ca40ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca40ea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.68% cyan, 72.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 288.71°, with 80.19% saturation and 58.43% 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.19.

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Relative luminance0.2216

Complementary

  1. #ca40ea
  2. #60ea40

Split complementary

  1. #ca40ea
  2. #b5ea40
  3. #40ea75

Analogous

  1. #7540ea
  2. #ca40ea
  3. #ea40b5

Triadic

  1. #ca40ea
  2. #eaca40
  3. #40eaca

Tetradic

  1. #ca40ea
  2. #ea4060
  3. #60ea40
  4. #40eaca

Square

  1. #ca40ea
  2. #ea7540
  3. #60ea40
  4. #40b5ea

Monochromatic

  1. #6d0e83
  2. #a616c8
  3. #ca40ea
  4. #dd85f2
  5. #f0caf9

Shades

#ca40ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca40ea
  2. #b63ad3
  3. #a233bb
  4. #8d2da4
  5. #79268c
  6. #652075
  7. #511a5e
  8. #3d1346
  9. #280d2f
  10. #140617
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca40ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca40ea
  2. #cf53ec
  3. #d566ee
  4. #da79f0
  5. #df8cf2
  6. #e5a0f5
  7. #eab3f7
  8. #efc6f9
  9. #f4d9fb
  10. #faecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca40ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca40ea
  2. #c346df
  3. #bb4dd5
  4. #b453ca
  5. #ac5ac0
  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 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a46db5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0079ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d86e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca6292 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8267ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9071e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca57bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca40ea {
  color: #ca40ea;
}
Background
.bg-ca40ea {
  background-color: #ca40ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca40ea {
  border: 2px solid #ca40ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca40ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 64 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 80% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca40ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca40ea, #ea40b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca40ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 64 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.19 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.23 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.77 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.77 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.98 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.69 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.89 #35bf15 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ca40ea  rgb(202, 64, 234)  hsl(289, 80%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#60ea40  rgb(96, 234, 64)  hsl(109, 80%, 58%)  Neon Green
#eaca40  rgb(234, 202, 64)  hsl(49, 80%, 58%)  Jonquil
#40eaca  rgb(64, 234, 202)  hsl(169, 80%, 58%)  Turquoise