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#CA72D3

#ca72d3 ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ca72d3 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 44.71% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.27% cyan, 45.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 294.43°, with 52.43% saturation and 63.73% 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 6.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 2.81.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2929

Complementary

  1. #ca72d3
  2. #7bd372

Split complementary

  1. #ca72d3
  2. #acd372
  3. #72d39a

Analogous

  1. #9a72d3
  2. #ca72d3
  3. #d372ac

Triadic

  1. #ca72d3
  2. #d3ca72
  3. #72d3ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca72d3
  2. #d3727b
  3. #7bd372
  4. #72d3ca

Square

  1. #ca72d3
  2. #d39a72
  3. #7bd372
  4. #72acd3

Monochromatic

  1. #7b2983
  2. #b13bbd
  3. #ca72d3
  4. #e0ace5
  5. #f6e7f7

Shades

#ca72d3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca72d3
  2. #b667be
  3. #a25ba9
  4. #8d5094
  5. #79447f
  6. #65396a
  7. #512e54
  8. #3d223f
  9. #28172a
  10. #140b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca72d3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca72d3
  2. #cf80d7
  3. #d58edc
  4. #da9ce0
  5. #dfaae5
  6. #e5b9e9
  7. #eac7ed
  8. #efd5f2
  9. #f4e3f6
  10. #faf1fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca72d3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca72d3
  2. #c373cb
  3. #bb75c2
  4. #b476ba
  5. #ac78b2
  6. #a579aa
  7. #9e7aa1
  8. #967c99
  9. #8f7d91
  10. #877f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac87b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #668dd6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f97d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd7d99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9983d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a38ad1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc79b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca72d3 {
  color: #ca72d3;
}
Background
.bg-ca72d3 {
  background-color: #ca72d3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca72d3 {
  border: 2px solid #ca72d3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca72d3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 114 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 52% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca72d3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca72d3, #d372ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca72d3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 114 211 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 2.81 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.70 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.85 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 7.43 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.89 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.06 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 9.47 #358d2c Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Orchid
#ca72d3  rgb(202, 114, 211)  hsl(294, 52%, 64%)  Orchid
#7bd372  rgb(123, 211, 114)  hsl(114, 52%, 64%)  Pastel Green
#d3ca72  rgb(211, 202, 114)  hsl(54, 52%, 64%)  Straw
#72d3ca  rgb(114, 211, 202)  hsl(174, 52%, 64%)  Medium Turquoise