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#CA48EA

#ca48ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca48ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 28.24% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.68% cyan, 69.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 288.15°, with 79.41% saturation and 60% 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 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.84.

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Relative luminance0.2313

Complementary

  1. #ca48ea
  2. #68ea48

Split complementary

  1. #ca48ea
  2. #b9ea48
  3. #48ea79

Analogous

  1. #7948ea
  2. #ca48ea
  3. #ea48b9

Triadic

  1. #ca48ea
  2. #eaca48
  3. #48eaca

Tetradic

  1. #ca48ea
  2. #ea4868
  3. #68ea48
  4. #48eaca

Square

  1. #ca48ea
  2. #ea7948
  3. #68ea48
  4. #48b9ea

Monochromatic

  1. #711089
  2. #aa18ce
  3. #ca48ea
  4. #de8df2
  5. #f2d1fa

Shades

#ca48ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca48ea
  2. #b641d3
  3. #a23abb
  4. #8d32a4
  5. #792b8c
  6. #652475
  7. #511d5e
  8. #3d1646
  9. #280e2f
  10. #140717
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca48ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca48ea
  2. #cf5aec
  3. #d56dee
  4. #da7ff0
  5. #df91f2
  6. #e5a4f5
  7. #eab6f7
  8. #efc8f9
  9. #f4dafb
  10. #faedfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca48ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca48ea
  2. #c34edf
  3. #bb53d5
  4. #b459ca
  5. #ac5ec0
  6. #a564b5
  7. #9e6aaa
  8. #966fa0
  9. #8f7595
  10. #877a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a571b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007cef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5288e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca6794 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #846bed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9274e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca5cbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca48ea {
  color: #ca48ea;
}
Background
.bg-ca48ea {
  background-color: #ca48ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca48ea {
  border: 2px solid #ca48ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca48ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 72 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 79% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca48ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca48ea, #ea48b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca48ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 72 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.84 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.24 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.52 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.52 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.61 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.61 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.92 #35b715 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ca48ea  rgb(202, 72, 234)  hsl(288, 79%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#68ea48  rgb(104, 234, 72)  hsl(108, 79%, 60%)  Neon Green
#eaca48  rgb(234, 202, 72)  hsl(48, 79%, 60%)  Naples Yellow
#48eaca  rgb(72, 234, 202)  hsl(168, 79%, 60%)  Turquoise