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#CA51EF

#ca51ef ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca51ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.48% cyan, 66.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 285.95°, with 83.16% saturation and 62.75% 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 5.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.4.

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Relative luminance0.2467

Complementary

  1. #ca51ef
  2. #76ef51

Split complementary

  1. #ca51ef
  2. #c5ef51
  3. #51ef7b

Analogous

  1. #7b51ef
  2. #ca51ef
  3. #ef51c5

Triadic

  1. #ca51ef
  2. #efca51
  3. #51efca

Tetradic

  1. #ca51ef
  2. #ef5176
  3. #76ef51
  4. #51efca

Square

  1. #ca51ef
  2. #ef7b51
  3. #76ef51
  4. #51c5ef

Monochromatic

  1. #780e99
  2. #b015df
  3. #ca51ef
  4. #df97f5
  5. #f5ddfc

Shades

#ca51ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca51ef
  2. #b649d7
  3. #a241bf
  4. #8d39a7
  5. #79318f
  6. #652978
  7. #512060
  8. #3d1848
  9. #281030
  10. #140818
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca51ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca51ef
  2. #cf62f1
  3. #d574f2
  4. #da85f4
  5. #df97f5
  6. #e5a8f7
  7. #eab9f9
  8. #efcbfa
  9. #f4dcfc
  10. #faeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca51ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca51ef
  2. #c356e4
  3. #bb5ad9
  4. #b45fce
  5. #ac64c3
  6. #a569b8
  7. #9e6dac
  8. #9672a1
  9. #8f7796
  10. #877b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a776ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0081f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #558ceb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c96f9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8571f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9379ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c964c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca51ef {
  color: #ca51ef;
}
Background
.bg-ca51ef {
  background-color: #ca51ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca51ef {
  border: 2px solid #ca51ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca51ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 81 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 83% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca51ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca51ef, #ef51c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca51ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 81 239 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.40 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.45 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.45 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.10 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.39 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.11 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.43 #35ae10 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ca51ef  rgb(202, 81, 239)  hsl(286, 83%, 63%)  Medium Orchid
#76ef51  rgb(118, 239, 81)  hsl(106, 83%, 63%)  Neon Green
#efca51  rgb(239, 202, 81)  hsl(46, 83%, 63%)  Saffron
#51efca  rgb(81, 239, 202)  hsl(166, 83%, 63%)  Aquamarine