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#CA2BD2

#ca2bd2 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca2bd2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 16.86% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.81% cyan, 79.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 297.13°, with 66.01% saturation and 49.61% 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.58.

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Relative luminance0.1894

Complementary

  1. #ca2bd2
  2. #33d22b

Split complementary

  1. #ca2bd2
  2. #86d22b
  3. #2bd277

Analogous

  1. #772bd2
  2. #ca2bd2
  3. #d22b86

Triadic

  1. #ca2bd2
  2. #d2ca2b
  3. #2bd2ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca2bd2
  2. #d22b33
  3. #33d22b
  4. #2bd2ca

Square

  1. #ca2bd2
  2. #d2772b
  3. #33d22b
  4. #2b86d2

Monochromatic

  1. #501153
  2. #8d1e93
  3. #ca2bd2
  4. #db69e0
  5. #eaa9ed

Shades

#ca2bd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca2bd2
  2. #b627bd
  3. #a222a8
  4. #8d1e93
  5. #791a7e
  6. #651669
  7. #511154
  8. #3d0d3f
  9. #28092a
  10. #140415
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca2bd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca2bd2
  2. #cf40d7
  3. #d555db
  4. #da6be0
  5. #df80e4
  6. #e595e9
  7. #eaaaed
  8. #efbff2
  9. #f4d5f6
  10. #faeafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca2bd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca2bd2
  2. #c334ca
  3. #bb3cc2
  4. #b445b9
  5. #ac4db1
  6. #a556a9
  7. #9e5ea1
  8. #966799
  9. #8f6f90
  10. #877888
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a062a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cd6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #557fce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf4b80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8359d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9367d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd41a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca2bd2 {
  color: #ca2bd2;
}
Background
.bg-ca2bd2 {
  background-color: #ca2bd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca2bd2 {
  border: 2px solid #ca2bd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca2bd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 43 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 66% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca2bd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca2bd2, #d22b86);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca2bd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 43 210 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.58 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.94 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.09 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.22 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.01 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.01 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.26 #35d42d Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ca2bd2  rgb(202, 43, 210)  hsl(297, 66%, 50%)  Medium Orchid
#33d22b  rgb(51, 210, 43)  hsl(117, 66%, 50%)  Lime Green
#d2ca2b  rgb(210, 202, 43)  hsl(57, 66%, 50%)  Citrine
#2bd2ca  rgb(43, 210, 202)  hsl(177, 66%, 50%)  Medium Turquoise