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#CA52EA

#ca52ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca52ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 32.16% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.68% cyan, 64.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 287.37°, with 78.35% saturation and 61.96% 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 5.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.87.

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Relative luminance0.2453

Complementary

  1. #ca52ea
  2. #72ea52

Split complementary

  1. #ca52ea
  2. #beea52
  3. #52ea7e

Analogous

  1. #7e52ea
  2. #ca52ea
  3. #ea52be

Triadic

  1. #ca52ea
  2. #eaca52
  3. #52eaca

Tetradic

  1. #ca52ea
  2. #ea5272
  3. #72ea52
  4. #52eaca

Square

  1. #ca52ea
  2. #ea7e52
  3. #72ea52
  4. #52beea

Monochromatic

  1. #761291
  2. #ae1ad6
  3. #ca52ea
  4. #df96f2
  5. #f4dafb

Shades

#ca52ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca52ea
  2. #b64ad3
  3. #a242bb
  4. #8d39a4
  5. #79318c
  6. #652975
  7. #51215e
  8. #3d1946
  9. #28102f
  10. #140817
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca52ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca52ea
  2. #cf63ec
  3. #d575ee
  4. #da86f0
  5. #df97f2
  6. #e5a9f5
  7. #eabaf7
  8. #efcbf9
  9. #f4dcfb
  10. #faeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca52ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca52ea
  2. #c357df
  3. #bb5bd5
  4. #b460ca
  5. #ac64c0
  6. #a569b5
  7. #9e6eaa
  8. #9672a0
  9. #8f7795
  10. #877b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a676b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1a80ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a8ce6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca6d97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8770ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9479e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca63be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca52ea {
  color: #ca52ea;
}
Background
.bg-ca52ea {
  background-color: #ca52ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca52ea {
  border: 2px solid #ca52ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca52ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 82 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 78% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca52ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca52ea, #ea52be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca52ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 82 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.87 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.49 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.49 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.13 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.62 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.69 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.27 #35ad15 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ca52ea  rgb(202, 82, 234)  hsl(287, 78%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#72ea52  rgb(114, 234, 82)  hsl(107, 78%, 62%)  Neon Green
#eaca52  rgb(234, 202, 82)  hsl(47, 78%, 62%)  Naples Yellow
#52eaca  rgb(82, 234, 202)  hsl(167, 78%, 62%)  Turquoise