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#CA4EF9

#ca4ef9 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ca4ef9 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 30.59% green and 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.88% cyan, 68.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 283.51°, with 93.44% saturation and 64.12% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 5.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.53.

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Relative luminance0.2484

Complementary

  1. #ca4ef9
  2. #7df94e

Split complementary

  1. #ca4ef9
  2. #d2f94e
  3. #4ef975

Analogous

  1. #754ef9
  2. #ca4ef9
  3. #f94ed2

Triadic

  1. #ca4ef9
  2. #f9ca4e
  3. #4ef9ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca4ef9
  2. #f94e7d
  3. #7df94e
  4. #4ef9ca

Square

  1. #ca4ef9
  2. #f9754e
  3. #7df94e
  4. #4ed2f9

Monochromatic

  1. #7c06a8
  2. #b208f2
  3. #ca4ef9
  4. #e098fc
  5. #f6e2fe

Shades

#ca4ef9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca4ef9
  2. #b646e0
  3. #a23ec7
  4. #8d37ae
  5. #792f95
  6. #65277d
  7. #511f64
  8. #3d174b
  9. #281032
  10. #140819
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca4ef9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca4ef9
  2. #cf60fa
  3. #d571fa
  4. #da83fb
  5. #df95fb
  6. #e5a7fc
  7. #eab8fd
  8. #efcafd
  9. #f4dcfe
  10. #faedfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca4ef9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca4ef9
  2. #c353ed
  3. #bb58e1
  4. #b45dd5
  5. #ac62c9
  6. #a567bd
  7. #9e6cb0
  8. #9671a4
  9. #8f7698
  10. #877b8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a776c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0082fe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #498cf5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6719e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8270fc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f78f7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c865c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca4ef9 {
  color: #ca4ef9;
}
Background
.bg-ca4ef9 {
  background-color: #ca4ef9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca4ef9 {
  border: 2px solid #ca4ef9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca4ef9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 78 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 93% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca4ef9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca4ef9, #f94ed2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca4ef9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 78 249 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.53 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.54 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.54 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.84 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.34 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.91 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.18 #35b106 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ca4ef9  rgb(202, 78, 249)  hsl(284, 93%, 64%)  Medium Orchid
#7df94e  rgb(125, 249, 78)  hsl(104, 93%, 64%)  Lawn Green
#f9ca4e  rgb(249, 202, 78)  hsl(44, 93%, 64%)  Saffron
#4ef9ca  rgb(78, 249, 202)  hsl(164, 93%, 64%)  Aquamarine