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#CA4DDD

#ca4ddd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca4ddd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 30.2% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.6% cyan, 65.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 292.08°, with 67.92% saturation and 58.43% 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 5.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.77.

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Relative luminance0.2308

Complementary

  1. #ca4ddd
  2. #60dd4d

Split complementary

  1. #ca4ddd
  2. #a8dd4d
  3. #4ddd82

Analogous

  1. #824ddd
  2. #ca4ddd
  3. #dd4da8

Triadic

  1. #ca4ddd
  2. #ddca4d
  3. #4dddca

Tetradic

  1. #ca4ddd
  2. #dd4d60
  3. #60dd4d
  4. #4dddca

Square

  1. #ca4ddd
  2. #dd824d
  3. #60dd4d
  4. #4da8dd

Monochromatic

  1. #6d177a
  2. #a624ba
  3. #ca4ddd
  4. #dd8de9
  5. #f0cdf6

Shades

#ca4ddd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca4ddd
  2. #b645c7
  3. #a23eb1
  4. #8d369b
  5. #792e85
  6. #65276f
  7. #511f58
  8. #3d1742
  9. #280f2c
  10. #140816
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca4ddd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca4ddd
  2. #cf5fe0
  3. #d571e4
  4. #da82e7
  5. #df94eb
  6. #e5a6ee
  7. #eab8f1
  8. #efcaf5
  9. #f4dbf8
  10. #faedfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca4ddd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca4ddd
  2. #c352d4
  3. #bb57ca
  4. #b45cc1
  5. #ac61b8
  6. #a567af
  7. #9e6ca5
  8. #96719c
  9. #8f7693
  10. #877b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a572af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #277be1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6089d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc658f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #896be0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9675db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb5cb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca4ddd {
  color: #ca4ddd;
}
Background
.bg-ca4ddd {
  background-color: #ca4ddd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca4ddd {
  border: 2px solid #ca4ddd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca4ddd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 77 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 68% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca4ddd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca4ddd, #dd4da8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca4ddd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 77 221 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.77 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.84 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.84 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.61 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.69 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.37 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.60 #35b222 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ca4ddd  rgb(202, 77, 221)  hsl(292, 68%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#60dd4d  rgb(96, 221, 77)  hsl(112, 68%, 58%)  Malachite
#ddca4d  rgb(221, 202, 77)  hsl(52, 68%, 58%)  Straw
#4dddca  rgb(77, 221, 202)  hsl(172, 68%, 58%)  Turquoise