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#CA6AD3

#ca6ad3 ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ca6ad3 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 41.57% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.27% cyan, 49.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 294.86°, with 54.4% saturation and 62.16% 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 6.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 3.46.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2757

Complementary

  1. #ca6ad3
  2. #73d36a

Split complementary

  1. #ca6ad3
  2. #a8d36a
  3. #6ad396

Analogous

  1. #966ad3
  2. #ca6ad3
  3. #d36aa8

Triadic

  1. #ca6ad3
  2. #d3ca6a
  3. #6ad3ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca6ad3
  2. #d36a73
  3. #73d36a
  4. #6ad3ca

Square

  1. #ca6ad3
  2. #d3966a
  3. #73d36a
  4. #6aa8d3

Monochromatic

  1. #77257f
  2. #ae37ba
  3. #ca6ad3
  4. #dfa5e4
  5. #f4e0f6

Shades

#ca6ad3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca6ad3
  2. #b65fbe
  3. #a255a9
  4. #8d4a94
  5. #79407f
  6. #65356a
  7. #512a54
  8. #3d203f
  9. #28152a
  10. #140b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca6ad3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca6ad3
  2. #cf79d7
  3. #d588dc
  4. #da97e0
  5. #dfa6e5
  6. #e5b5e9
  7. #eac3ed
  8. #efd2f2
  9. #f4e1f6
  10. #faf0fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca6ad3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca6ad3
  2. #c36ccb
  3. #bb6ec2
  4. #b471ba
  5. #ac73b2
  6. #a575aa
  7. #9e77a1
  8. #967999
  9. #8f7c91
  10. #877e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa82ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c88d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7993d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce7795 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #957dd5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a085d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc72b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca6ad3 {
  color: #ca6ad3;
}
Background
.bg-ca6ad3 {
  background-color: #ca6ad3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca6ad3 {
  border: 2px solid #ca6ad3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca6ad3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 106 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 54% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca6ad3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca6ad3, #d36aa8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca6ad3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 106 211 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 3.46 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.25 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.57 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.09 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.54 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.60 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.91 #35952c Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Orchid
#ca6ad3  rgb(202, 106, 211)  hsl(295, 54%, 62%)  Orchid
#73d36a  rgb(115, 211, 106)  hsl(115, 54%, 62%)  Pastel Green
#d3ca6a  rgb(211, 202, 106)  hsl(55, 54%, 62%)  Straw
#6ad3ca  rgb(106, 211, 202)  hsl(175, 54%, 62%)  Medium Turquoise