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#CA66CC

#ca66cc ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ca66cc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 40% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.98% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 298.82°, with 50% saturation and 60% 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 6.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 3.91.

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Relative luminance0.2642

Complementary

  1. #ca66cc
  2. #68cc66

Split complementary

  1. #ca66cc
  2. #9bcc66
  3. #66cc97

Analogous

  1. #9766cc
  2. #ca66cc
  3. #cc669b

Triadic

  1. #ca66cc
  2. #ccca66
  3. #66ccca

Tetradic

  1. #ca66cc
  2. #cc6668
  3. #68cc66
  4. #66ccca

Square

  1. #ca66cc
  2. #cc9766
  3. #68cc66
  4. #669bcc

Monochromatic

  1. #712673
  2. #aa39ac
  3. #ca66cc
  4. #de9fdf
  5. #f2d9f2

Shades

#ca66cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca66cc
  2. #b65cb8
  3. #a252a3
  4. #8d478f
  5. #793d7a
  6. #653366
  7. #512952
  8. #3d1f3d
  9. #281429
  10. #140a14
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca66cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca66cc
  2. #cf75d1
  3. #d585d6
  4. #da94db
  5. #dfa3e0
  6. #e5b3e6
  7. #eac2eb
  8. #efd1f0
  9. #f4e0f5
  10. #faf0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca66cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca66cc
  2. #c369c4
  3. #bb6bbd
  4. #b46eb5
  5. #ac70ae
  6. #a573a6
  7. #9e769e
  8. #967897
  9. #8f7b8f
  10. #877d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a97faa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c84cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a91c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf7190 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9579ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a082ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd6dab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca66cc {
  color: #ca66cc;
}
Background
.bg-ca66cc {
  background-color: #ca66cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca66cc {
  border: 2px solid #ca66cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca66cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 102 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 50% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca66cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca66cc, #cc669b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca66cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 102 204 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 3.91 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.00 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.71 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 7.82 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.35 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.40 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 9.83 #359933 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Orchid
#ca66cc  rgb(202, 102, 204)  hsl(299, 50%, 60%)  Orchid
#68cc66  rgb(104, 204, 102)  hsl(119, 50%, 60%)  Mantis
#ccca66  rgb(204, 202, 102)  hsl(59, 50%, 60%)  Straw
#66ccca  rgb(102, 204, 202)  hsl(179, 50%, 60%)  Medium Turquoise