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#CA4ECC

#ca4ecc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ca4ecc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 30.59% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.98% cyan, 61.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 299.05°, with 55.26% saturation and 55.29% 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.45.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2236

Complementary

  1. #ca4ecc
  2. #50cc4e

Split complementary

  1. #ca4ecc
  2. #8fcc4e
  3. #4ecc8b

Analogous

  1. #8b4ecc
  2. #ca4ecc
  3. #cc4e8f

Triadic

  1. #ca4ecc
  2. #ccca4e
  3. #4eccca

Tetradic

  1. #ca4ecc
  2. #cc4e50
  3. #50cc4e
  4. #4eccca

Square

  1. #ca4ecc
  2. #cc8b4e
  3. #50cc4e
  4. #4e8fcc

Monochromatic

  1. #631d64
  2. #9e2ea0
  3. #ca4ecc
  4. #dc89dd
  5. #eec5ee

Shades

#ca4ecc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca4ecc
  2. #b646b8
  3. #a23ea3
  4. #8d378f
  5. #792f7a
  6. #652766
  7. #511f52
  8. #3d173d
  9. #281029
  10. #140814
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca4ecc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca4ecc
  2. #cf60d1
  3. #d571d6
  4. #da83db
  5. #df95e0
  6. #e5a7e6
  7. #eab8eb
  8. #efcaf0
  9. #f4dcf5
  10. #faedfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca4ecc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca4ecc
  2. #c353c4
  3. #bb58bd
  4. #b45db5
  5. #ac62ae
  6. #a567a6
  7. #9e6c9e
  8. #967197
  9. #8f768f
  10. #877b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a471a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d78d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a88c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d05f86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c6ace ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a75ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd58a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca4ecc {
  color: #ca4ecc;
}
Background
.bg-ca4ecc {
  background-color: #ca4ecc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca4ecc {
  border: 2px solid #ca4ecc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca4ecc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 78 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 55% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca4ecc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca4ecc, #cc4e8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca4ecc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 78 204 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.45 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.08 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 8.65 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.01 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.01 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.82 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.97 #35b133 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ca4ecc  rgb(202, 78, 204)  hsl(299, 55%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#50cc4e  rgb(80, 204, 78)  hsl(119, 55%, 55%)  Lime Green
#ccca4e  rgb(204, 202, 78)  hsl(59, 55%, 55%)  Straw
#4eccca  rgb(78, 204, 202)  hsl(179, 55%, 55%)  Medium Turquoise