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#CA11BC

#ca11bc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca11bc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 6.67% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.58% magenta, 6.93% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 304.54°, with 84.47% saturation and 42.94% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 8.79.

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Relative luminance0.1659

Complementary

  1. #ca11bc
  2. #11ca1f

Split complementary

  1. #ca11bc
  2. #5fca11
  3. #11ca7b

Analogous

  1. #7b11ca
  2. #ca11bc
  3. #ca115f

Triadic

  1. #ca11bc
  2. #bcca11
  3. #11bcca

Tetradic

  1. #ca11bc
  2. #ca1f11
  3. #11ca1f
  4. #11bcca

Square

  1. #ca11bc
  2. #ca7b11
  3. #11ca1f
  4. #115fca

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0539
  2. #830b7a
  3. #ca11bc
  4. #ee39e1
  5. #f480eb

Shades

#ca11bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca11bc
  2. #b60fa9
  3. #a20e96
  4. #8d0c84
  5. #790a71
  6. #65095e
  7. #51074b
  8. #3d0538
  9. #280326
  10. #140213
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca11bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca11bc
  2. #cf29c3
  3. #d541c9
  4. #da58d0
  5. #df70d7
  6. #e588de
  7. #eaa0e4
  8. #efb8eb
  9. #f4cff2
  10. #fae7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca11bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca11bc
  2. #c31cb6
  3. #bb27b0
  4. #b432aa
  5. #ac3da4
  6. #a5499e
  7. #9e5498
  8. #965f92
  9. #8f6a8c
  10. #877586
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5a95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c7ab8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3336f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #844ebe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9560ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf2994 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca11bc {
  color: #ca11bc;
}
Background
.bg-ca11bc {
  background-color: #ca11bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca11bc {
  border: 2px solid #ca11bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca11bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 17 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 305 84% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca11bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca11bc, #ca115f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca11bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 17 188 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.79 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.95 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.58 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.78 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.83 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.55 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 11.95 #35ee43 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ca11bc  rgb(202, 17, 188)  hsl(305, 84%, 43%)  Medium Orchid
#11ca1f  rgb(17, 202, 31)  hsl(125, 84%, 43%)  Lime Green
#bcca11  rgb(188, 202, 17)  hsl(65, 84%, 43%)  Pear
#11bcca  rgb(17, 188, 202)  hsl(185, 84%, 43%)  Dark Turquoise