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#CA51EC

#ca51ec ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca51ec is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 31.76% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.41% cyan, 65.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 286.84°, with 80.31% 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 5.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.06.

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Relative luminance0.245

Complementary

  1. #ca51ec
  2. #73ec51

Split complementary

  1. #ca51ec
  2. #c1ec51
  3. #51ec7d

Analogous

  1. #7d51ec
  2. #ca51ec
  3. #ec51c1

Triadic

  1. #ca51ec
  2. #ecca51
  3. #51ecca

Tetradic

  1. #ca51ec
  2. #ec5173
  3. #73ec51
  4. #51ecca

Square

  1. #ca51ec
  2. #ec7d51
  3. #73ec51
  4. #51c1ec

Monochromatic

  1. #771094
  2. #ae18d9
  3. #ca51ec
  4. #df96f4
  5. #f4dbfb

Shades

#ca51ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca51ec
  2. #b649d4
  3. #a241bd
  4. #8d39a5
  5. #79318e
  6. #652976
  7. #51205e
  8. #3d1847
  9. #28102f
  10. #140818
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca51ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca51ec
  2. #cf62ee
  3. #d574f0
  4. #da85f2
  5. #df97f4
  6. #e5a8f6
  7. #eab9f7
  8. #efcbf9
  9. #f4dcfb
  10. #faeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca51ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca51ec
  2. #c356e1
  3. #bb5ad6
  4. #b45fcc
  5. #ac64c1
  6. #a569b6
  7. #9e6dab
  8. #9672a0
  9. #8f7796
  10. #877b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a676b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0f80f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #588ce8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c96d98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8670ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9478ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca63c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca51ec {
  color: #ca51ec;
}
Background
.bg-ca51ec {
  background-color: #ca51ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca51ec {
  border: 2px solid #ca51ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca51ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 81 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 80% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca51ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca51ec, #ec51c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca51ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 81 236 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.06 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.46 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.46 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.21 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.47 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.89 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.34 #35ae13 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ca51ec  rgb(202, 81, 236)  hsl(287, 80%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#73ec51  rgb(115, 236, 81)  hsl(107, 80%, 62%)  Neon Green
#ecca51  rgb(236, 202, 81)  hsl(47, 80%, 62%)  Naples Yellow
#51ecca  rgb(81, 236, 202)  hsl(167, 80%, 62%)  Aquamarine