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#CA42F2

#ca42f2 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca42f2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 25.88% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.53% cyan, 72.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 286.36°, with 87.13% saturation and 60.39% 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 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.85.

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Relative luminance0.2286

Complementary

  1. #ca42f2
  2. #6af242

Split complementary

  1. #ca42f2
  2. #c2f242
  3. #42f272

Analogous

  1. #7242f2
  2. #ca42f2
  3. #f242c2

Triadic

  1. #ca42f2
  2. #f2ca42
  3. #42f2ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca42f2
  2. #f2426a
  3. #6af242
  4. #42f2ca

Square

  1. #ca42f2
  2. #f27242
  3. #6af242
  4. #42c2f2

Monochromatic

  1. #720a91
  2. #ab0fd9
  3. #ca42f2
  4. #de8af7
  5. #f2d1fc

Shades

#ca42f2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca42f2
  2. #b63bda
  3. #a235c2
  4. #8d2ea9
  5. #792891
  6. #652179
  7. #511a61
  8. #3d1449
  9. #280d30
  10. #140718
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca42f2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca42f2
  2. #cf55f3
  3. #d568f5
  4. #da7bf6
  5. #df8ef7
  6. #e5a1f9
  7. #eab3fa
  8. #efc6fb
  9. #f4d9fc
  10. #faecfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca42f2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca42f2
  2. #c348e7
  3. #bb4edb
  4. #b455d0
  5. #ac5bc4
  6. #a561b9
  7. #9e67ae
  8. #966da2
  9. #8f7497
  10. #877a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a46fba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007bf7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4687ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c86797 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8069f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f72f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c95ac2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca42f2 {
  color: #ca42f2;
}
Background
.bg-ca42f2 {
  background-color: #ca42f2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca42f2 {
  border: 2px solid #ca42f2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca42f2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 66 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 87% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca42f2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca42f2, #f242c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca42f2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 66 242 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.85 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.21 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.62 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.62 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.06 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.14 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 11.04 #35bd0d Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ca42f2  rgb(202, 66, 242)  hsl(286, 87%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#6af242  rgb(106, 242, 66)  hsl(106, 87%, 60%)  Neon Green
#f2ca42  rgb(242, 202, 66)  hsl(46, 87%, 60%)  Saffron
#42f2ca  rgb(66, 242, 202)  hsl(166, 87%, 60%)  Aquamarine