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#CA72EA

#ca72ea ≈ Heliotrope

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#ca72ea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.68% cyan, 51.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 284°, with 74.07% saturation and 68.24% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 3.99.

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Relative luminance0.3053

Complementary

  1. #ca72ea
  2. #92ea72

Split complementary

  1. #ca72ea
  2. #ceea72
  3. #72ea8e

Analogous

  1. #8e72ea
  2. #ca72ea
  3. #ea72ce

Triadic

  1. #ca72ea
  2. #eaca72
  3. #72eaca

Tetradic

  1. #ca72ea
  2. #ea7292
  3. #92ea72
  4. #72eaca

Square

  1. #ca72ea
  2. #ea8e72
  3. #92ea72
  4. #72ceea

Monochromatic

  1. #8319aa
  2. #b12fe0
  3. #ca72ea
  4. #e3b5f4
  5. #f8edfc

Shades

#ca72ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca72ea
  2. #b667d3
  3. #a25bbb
  4. #8d50a4
  5. #79448c
  6. #653975
  7. #512e5e
  8. #3d2246
  9. #28172f
  10. #140b17
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca72ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca72ea
  2. #cf80ec
  3. #d58eee
  4. #da9cf0
  5. #dfaaf2
  6. #e5b9f5
  7. #eac7f7
  8. #efd5f9
  9. #f4e3fb
  10. #faf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca72ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca72ea
  2. #c373df
  3. #bb75d5
  4. #b476ca
  5. #ac78c0
  6. #a579b5
  7. #9e7aaa
  8. #967ca0
  9. #8f7d95
  10. #877f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad89be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5891ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7499e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c984a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9485ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e8be8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c97dc4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca72ea {
  color: #ca72ea;
}
Background
.bg-ca72ea {
  background-color: #ca72ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca72ea {
  border: 2px solid #ca72ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca72ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 114 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 74% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca72ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca72ea, #ea72ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca72ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 114 234 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 3.99 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 4.89 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.41 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 7.71 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.87 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 8.78 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.11 #358d15 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#ca72ea  rgb(202, 114, 234)  hsl(284, 74%, 68%)  Heliotrope
#92ea72  rgb(146, 234, 114)  hsl(104, 74%, 68%)  Light Green
#eaca72  rgb(234, 202, 114)  hsl(44, 74%, 68%)  Jasmine
#72eaca  rgb(114, 234, 202)  hsl(164, 74%, 68%)  Aquamarine