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#CA2DCD

#ca2dcd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca2dcd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 17.65% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.46% cyan, 78.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 298.88°, with 64% saturation and 49.02% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.67.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1884

Complementary

  1. #ca2dcd
  2. #30cd2d

Split complementary

  1. #ca2dcd
  2. #80cd2d
  3. #2dcd7a

Analogous

  1. #7a2dcd
  2. #ca2dcd
  3. #cd2d80

Triadic

  1. #ca2dcd
  2. #cdca2d
  3. #2dcdca

Tetradic

  1. #ca2dcd
  2. #cd2d30
  3. #30cd2d
  4. #2dcdca

Square

  1. #ca2dcd
  2. #cd7a2d
  3. #30cd2d
  4. #2d80cd

Monochromatic

  1. #4e1150
  2. #8c1f8e
  3. #ca2dcd
  4. #dc69de
  5. #eaa7ec

Shades

#ca2dcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca2dcd
  2. #b629b9
  3. #a224a4
  4. #8d2090
  5. #791b7b
  6. #651767
  7. #511252
  8. #3d0e3e
  9. #280929
  10. #140515
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca2dcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca2dcd
  2. #cf42d2
  3. #d557d7
  4. #da6cdc
  5. #df81e1
  6. #e596e6
  7. #eaabeb
  8. #efc0f0
  9. #f4d5f5
  10. #faeafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca2dcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca2dcd
  2. #c335c5
  3. #bb3ebe
  4. #b446b6
  5. #ac4eae
  6. #a557a7
  7. #9e5f9f
  8. #966797
  9. #8f6f8f
  10. #877888
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a063a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #597fc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d04a7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8459d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9468cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce40a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca2dcd {
  color: #ca2dcd;
}
Background
.bg-ca2dcd {
  background-color: #ca2dcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca2dcd {
  border: 2px solid #ca2dcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca2dcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 45 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 64% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca2dcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca2dcd, #cd2d80);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca2dcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 45 205 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.67 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.68 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.84 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.46 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.86 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.27 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.27 #35d232 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ca2dcd  rgb(202, 45, 205)  hsl(299, 64%, 49%)  Medium Orchid
#30cd2d  rgb(48, 205, 45)  hsl(119, 64%, 49%)  Lime Green
#cdca2d  rgb(205, 202, 45)  hsl(59, 64%, 49%)  Citrine
#2dcdca  rgb(45, 205, 202)  hsl(179, 64%, 49%)  Robin Egg Blue