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#CA74E2

#ca74e2 ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ca74e2 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 45.49% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.62% cyan, 48.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 286.91°, with 65.48% saturation and 67.06% 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 7.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 4.29.

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Relative luminance0.3054

Complementary

  1. #ca74e2
  2. #8ce274

Split complementary

  1. #ca74e2
  2. #c3e274
  3. #74e293

Analogous

  1. #9374e2
  2. #ca74e2
  3. #e274c3

Triadic

  1. #ca74e2
  2. #e2ca74
  3. #74e2ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca74e2
  2. #e2748c
  3. #8ce274
  4. #74e2ca

Square

  1. #ca74e2
  2. #e29374
  3. #8ce274
  4. #74c3e2

Monochromatic

  1. #81219c
  2. #b235d5
  3. #ca74e2
  4. #e2b3ef
  5. #f9eefb

Shades

#ca74e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca74e2
  2. #b668cb
  3. #a25db5
  4. #8d519e
  5. #794688
  6. #653a71
  7. #512e5a
  8. #3d2344
  9. #28172d
  10. #140c17
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca74e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca74e2
  2. #cf82e5
  3. #d590e8
  4. #da9eeb
  5. #dfacee
  6. #e5baf1
  7. #eac7f3
  8. #efd5f6
  9. #f4e3f9
  10. #faf1fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca74e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca74e2
  2. #c375d8
  3. #bb76ce
  4. #b478c5
  5. #ac79bb
  6. #a57ab1
  7. #9e7ba7
  8. #967c9d
  9. #8f7e94
  10. #877f8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad8ab9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6090e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a99df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca83a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9686e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a08ce0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca7ebe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca74e2 {
  color: #ca74e2;
}
Background
.bg-ca74e2 {
  background-color: #ca74e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca74e2 {
  border: 2px solid #ca74e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca74e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 116 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 65% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca74e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca74e2, #e274c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca74e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 116 226 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 4.29 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 4.57 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 4.73 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 7.14 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.02 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 8.71 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.26 #358b1d Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Orchid
#ca74e2  rgb(202, 116, 226)  hsl(287, 65%, 67%)  Orchid
#8ce274  rgb(140, 226, 116)  hsl(107, 65%, 67%)  Pastel Green
#e2ca74  rgb(226, 202, 116)  hsl(47, 65%, 67%)  Buff
#74e2ca  rgb(116, 226, 202)  hsl(167, 65%, 67%)  Turquoise