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#CA4AF2

#ca4af2 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca4af2 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 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.53% cyan, 69.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 285.71°, with 86.6% saturation and 61.96% 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 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.67.

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Relative luminance0.2386

Complementary

  1. #ca4af2
  2. #72f24a

Split complementary

  1. #ca4af2
  2. #c6f24a
  3. #4af276

Analogous

  1. #764af2
  2. #ca4af2
  3. #f24ac6

Triadic

  1. #ca4af2
  2. #f2ca4a
  3. #4af2ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca4af2
  2. #f24a72
  3. #72f24a
  4. #4af2ca

Square

  1. #ca4af2
  2. #f2764a
  3. #72f24a
  4. #4ac6f2

Monochromatic

  1. #760b98
  2. #ae10df
  3. #ca4af2
  4. #df91f7
  5. #f4d9fc

Shades

#ca4af2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca4af2
  2. #b643da
  3. #a23bc2
  4. #8d34a9
  5. #792c91
  6. #652579
  7. #511e61
  8. #3d1649
  9. #280f30
  10. #140718
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca4af2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca4af2
  2. #cf5cf3
  3. #d56ef5
  4. #da80f6
  5. #df92f7
  6. #e5a5f9
  7. #eab7fa
  8. #efc9fb
  9. #f4dbfc
  10. #faedfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca4af2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca4af2
  2. #c34fe7
  3. #bb55db
  4. #b45ad0
  5. #ac60c4
  6. #a565b9
  7. #9e6aae
  8. #9670a2
  9. #8f7597
  10. #877b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a673bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ef7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d8aee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c86b99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #826df5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9076f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c960c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca4af2 {
  color: #ca4af2;
}
Background
.bg-ca4af2 {
  background-color: #ca4af2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca4af2 {
  border: 2px solid #ca4af2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca4af2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 74 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 87% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca4af2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca4af2, #f24ac6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca4af2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 74 242 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.67 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.29 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.45 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.45 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.05 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.74 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.14 #35b50d Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ca4af2  rgb(202, 74, 242)  hsl(286, 87%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#72f24a  rgb(114, 242, 74)  hsl(106, 87%, 62%)  Neon Green
#f2ca4a  rgb(242, 202, 74)  hsl(46, 87%, 62%)  Saffron
#4af2ca  rgb(74, 242, 202)  hsl(166, 87%, 62%)  Aquamarine