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#CA4AEB

#ca4aeb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca4aeb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 29.02% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.04% cyan, 68.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 287.7°, with 80.1% saturation and 60.59% 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 5.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.9.

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Relative luminance0.2345

Complementary

  1. #ca4aeb
  2. #6beb4a

Split complementary

  1. #ca4aeb
  2. #bceb4a
  3. #4aeb7a

Analogous

  1. #7a4aeb
  2. #ca4aeb
  3. #eb4abc

Triadic

  1. #ca4aeb
  2. #ebca4a
  3. #4aebca

Tetradic

  1. #ca4aeb
  2. #eb4a6b
  3. #6beb4a
  4. #4aebca

Square

  1. #ca4aeb
  2. #eb7a4a
  3. #6beb4a
  4. #4abceb

Monochromatic

  1. #73108c
  2. #ab17d1
  3. #ca4aeb
  4. #de8ff3
  5. #f2d4fa

Shades

#ca4aeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca4aeb
  2. #b643d4
  3. #a23bbc
  4. #8d34a5
  5. #792c8d
  6. #652576
  7. #511e5e
  8. #3d1647
  9. #280f2f
  10. #140718
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca4aeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca4aeb
  2. #cf5ced
  3. #d56eef
  4. #da80f1
  5. #df92f3
  6. #e5a5f5
  7. #eab7f7
  8. #efc9f9
  9. #f4dbfb
  10. #faedfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca4aeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca4aeb
  2. #c34fe0
  3. #bb55d6
  4. #b45acb
  5. #ac60c0
  6. #a565b6
  7. #9e6aab
  8. #9670a0
  9. #8f7595
  10. #877b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a572b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007df0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5389e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca6995 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #846cee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9275e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca5ebe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca4aeb {
  color: #ca4aeb;
}
Background
.bg-ca4aeb {
  background-color: #ca4aeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca4aeb {
  border: 2px solid #ca4aeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca4aeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 74 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 80% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca4aeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca4aeb, #eb4abc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca4aeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 74 235 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.90 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.47 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.47 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.47 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.28 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.55 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.72 #35b514 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ca4aeb  rgb(202, 74, 235)  hsl(288, 80%, 61%)  Medium Orchid
#6beb4a  rgb(107, 235, 74)  hsl(108, 80%, 61%)  Neon Green
#ebca4a  rgb(235, 202, 74)  hsl(48, 80%, 61%)  Naples Yellow
#4aebca  rgb(74, 235, 202)  hsl(168, 80%, 61%)  Turquoise