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#CA4BF0

#ca4bf0 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca4bf0 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 29.41% green and 94.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.83% cyan, 68.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 286.18°, with 84.62% saturation and 61.76% 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 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.44.

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Relative luminance0.2388

Complementary

  1. #ca4bf0
  2. #71f04b

Split complementary

  1. #ca4bf0
  2. #c3f04b
  3. #4bf077

Analogous

  1. #774bf0
  2. #ca4bf0
  3. #f04bc3

Triadic

  1. #ca4bf0
  2. #f0ca4b
  3. #4bf0ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca4bf0
  2. #f04b71
  3. #71f04b
  4. #4bf0ca

Square

  1. #ca4bf0
  2. #f0774b
  3. #71f04b
  4. #4bc3f0

Monochromatic

  1. #760c96
  2. #ae12dc
  3. #ca4bf0
  4. #df92f6
  5. #f4d8fc

Shades

#ca4bf0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca4bf0
  2. #b644d8
  3. #a23cc0
  4. #8d35a8
  5. #792d90
  6. #652678
  7. #511e60
  8. #3d1748
  9. #280f30
  10. #140818
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca4bf0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca4bf0
  2. #cf5df2
  3. #d56ff3
  4. #da81f5
  5. #df93f6
  6. #e5a5f8
  7. #eab7f9
  8. #efc9fb
  9. #f4dbfc
  10. #faedfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca4bf0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca4bf0
  2. #c350e5
  3. #bb56da
  4. #b45bce
  5. #ac60c3
  6. #a566b8
  7. #9e6bad
  8. #9670a2
  9. #8f7596
  10. #877b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a673ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ef5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f8aec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c86b98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #836df3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9176ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c960c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca4bf0 {
  color: #ca4bf0;
}
Background
.bg-ca4bf0 {
  background-color: #ca4bf0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca4bf0 {
  border: 2px solid #ca4bf0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca4bf0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 75 240;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 85% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca4bf0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca4bf0, #f04bc3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca4bf0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 75 240 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.44 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.44 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.44 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.47 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.96 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.64 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.90 #35b40f Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ca4bf0  rgb(202, 75, 240)  hsl(286, 85%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#71f04b  rgb(113, 240, 75)  hsl(106, 85%, 62%)  Neon Green
#f0ca4b  rgb(240, 202, 75)  hsl(46, 85%, 62%)  Saffron
#4bf0ca  rgb(75, 240, 202)  hsl(166, 85%, 62%)  Aquamarine