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#CA4EEF

#ca4eef ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca4eef is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 30.59% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.48% cyan, 67.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 286.21°, with 83.42% saturation and 62.16% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.34.

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Relative luminance0.2424

Complementary

  1. #ca4eef
  2. #73ef4e

Split complementary

  1. #ca4eef
  2. #c4ef4e
  3. #4eef7a

Analogous

  1. #7a4eef
  2. #ca4eef
  3. #ef4ec4

Triadic

  1. #ca4eef
  2. #efca4e
  3. #4eefca

Tetradic

  1. #ca4eef
  2. #ef4e73
  3. #73ef4e
  4. #4eefca

Square

  1. #ca4eef
  2. #ef7a4e
  3. #73ef4e
  4. #4ec4ef

Monochromatic

  1. #770e96
  2. #ae14dd
  3. #ca4eef
  4. #df94f5
  5. #f4dafc

Shades

#ca4eef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca4eef
  2. #b646d7
  3. #a23ebf
  4. #8d37a7
  5. #792f8f
  6. #652778
  7. #511f60
  8. #3d1748
  9. #281030
  10. #140818
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca4eef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca4eef
  2. #cf60f1
  3. #d571f2
  4. #da83f4
  5. #df95f5
  6. #e5a7f7
  7. #eab8f9
  8. #efcafa
  9. #f4dcfc
  10. #faedfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca4eef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca4eef
  2. #c353e4
  3. #bb58d9
  4. #b45dce
  5. #ac62c3
  6. #a567b8
  7. #9e6cac
  8. #9671a1
  9. #8f7696
  10. #877b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a674ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ff4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #538beb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c96d99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #846ff2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9277ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c962c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca4eef {
  color: #ca4eef;
}
Background
.bg-ca4eef {
  background-color: #ca4eef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca4eef {
  border: 2px solid #ca4eef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca4eef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 78 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 83% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca4eef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca4eef, #ef4ec4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca4eef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 78 239 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.34 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.43 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.43 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.93 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.55 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.47 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.51 #35b110 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ca4eef  rgb(202, 78, 239)  hsl(286, 83%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#73ef4e  rgb(115, 239, 78)  hsl(106, 83%, 62%)  Neon Green
#efca4e  rgb(239, 202, 78)  hsl(46, 83%, 62%)  Saffron
#4eefca  rgb(78, 239, 202)  hsl(166, 83%, 62%)  Aquamarine