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#CA4CF2

#ca4cf2 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca4cf2 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 29.8% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.53% cyan, 68.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 285.54°, with 86.46% saturation and 62.35% 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 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.67.

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Relative luminance0.2414

Complementary

  1. #ca4cf2
  2. #74f24c

Split complementary

  1. #ca4cf2
  2. #c7f24c
  3. #4cf277

Analogous

  1. #774cf2
  2. #ca4cf2
  3. #f24cc7

Triadic

  1. #ca4cf2
  2. #f2ca4c
  3. #4cf2ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca4cf2
  2. #f24c74
  3. #74f24c
  4. #4cf2ca

Square

  1. #ca4cf2
  2. #f2774c
  3. #74f24c
  4. #4cc7f2

Monochromatic

  1. #770b9a
  2. #af10e1
  3. #ca4cf2
  4. #df93f7
  5. #f4dbfc

Shades

#ca4cf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca4cf2
  2. #b644da
  3. #a23dc2
  4. #8d35a9
  5. #792e91
  6. #652679
  7. #511e61
  8. #3d1749
  9. #280f30
  10. #140818
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca4cf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca4cf2
  2. #cf5ef3
  3. #d570f5
  4. #da82f6
  5. #df94f7
  6. #e5a6f9
  7. #eab7fa
  8. #efc9fb
  9. #f4dbfc
  10. #faedfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca4cf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca4cf2
  2. #c351e7
  3. #bb56db
  4. #b45cd0
  5. #ac61c4
  6. #a566b9
  7. #9e6bae
  8. #9670a2
  9. #8f7697
  10. #877b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a674bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ff7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e8aee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c86d9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #836ef5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9176f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c961c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca4cf2 {
  color: #ca4cf2;
}
Background
.bg-ca4cf2 {
  background-color: #ca4cf2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca4cf2 {
  border: 2px solid #ca4cf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca4cf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 76 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 86% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca4cf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca4cf2, #f24cc7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca4cf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 76 242 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.67 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.44 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.44 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.58 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.76 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.67 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.91 #35b30d Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ca4cf2  rgb(202, 76, 242)  hsl(286, 86%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#74f24c  rgb(116, 242, 76)  hsl(106, 86%, 62%)  Neon Green
#f2ca4c  rgb(242, 202, 76)  hsl(46, 86%, 62%)  Saffron
#4cf2ca  rgb(76, 242, 202)  hsl(166, 86%, 62%)  Aquamarine