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#CA42FB

#ca42fb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ca42fb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 25.88% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.52% cyan, 73.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 284.11°, with 95.85% saturation and 62.16% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 5.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.81.

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Relative luminance0.2342

Complementary

  1. #ca42fb
  2. #73fb42

Split complementary

  1. #ca42fb
  2. #cffb42
  3. #42fb6e

Analogous

  1. #6e42fb
  2. #ca42fb
  3. #fb42cf

Triadic

  1. #ca42fb
  2. #fbca42
  3. #42fbca

Tetradic

  1. #ca42fb
  2. #fb4273
  3. #73fb42
  4. #42fbca

Square

  1. #ca42fb
  2. #fb6e42
  3. #73fb42
  4. #42cffb

Monochromatic

  1. #7703a1
  2. #ae05ec
  3. #ca42fb
  4. #df8dfd
  5. #f4d8fe

Shades

#ca42fb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca42fb
  2. #b63be2
  3. #a235c9
  4. #8d2eb0
  5. #792897
  6. #65217e
  7. #511a64
  8. #3d144b
  9. #280d32
  10. #140719
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca42fb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca42fb
  2. #cf55fb
  3. #d568fc
  4. #da7bfc
  5. #df8efd
  6. #e5a1fd
  7. #eab3fd
  8. #efc6fe
  9. #f4d9fe
  10. #faecff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca42fb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca42fb
  2. #c348ef
  3. #bb4ee2
  4. #b455d6
  5. #ac5bca
  6. #a561be
  7. #9e67b1
  8. #966da5
  9. #8f7499
  10. #877a8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a570c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007dff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b88f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c66b9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d6afe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c73f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c85dc9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca42fb {
  color: #ca42fb;
}
Background
.bg-ca42fb {
  background-color: #ca42fb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca42fb {
  border: 2px solid #ca42fb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca42fb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 66 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 96% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca42fb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca42fb, #fb42cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca42fb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 66 251 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.81 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.19 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.70 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.70 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.94 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.39 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 11.50 #35bd04 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ca42fb  rgb(202, 66, 251)  hsl(284, 96%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#73fb42  rgb(115, 251, 66)  hsl(104, 96%, 62%)  Neon Green
#fbca42  rgb(251, 202, 66)  hsl(44, 96%, 62%)  Sunglow
#42fbca  rgb(66, 251, 202)  hsl(164, 96%, 62%)  Aquamarine