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#CA56EF

#ca56ef ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca56ef is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 33.73% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.48% cyan, 64.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 285.49°, with 82.7% saturation and 63.73% 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 6.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.62.

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Relative luminance0.2544

Complementary

  1. #ca56ef
  2. #7bef56

Split complementary

  1. #ca56ef
  2. #c8ef56
  3. #56ef7e

Analogous

  1. #7e56ef
  2. #ca56ef
  3. #ef56c8

Triadic

  1. #ca56ef
  2. #efca56
  3. #56efca

Tetradic

  1. #ca56ef
  2. #ef567b
  3. #7bef56
  4. #56efca

Square

  1. #ca56ef
  2. #ef7e56
  3. #7bef56
  4. #56c8ef

Monochromatic

  1. #7b0f9d
  2. #b115e3
  3. #ca56ef
  4. #e09cf6
  5. #f6e2fc

Shades

#ca56ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca56ef
  2. #b64dd7
  3. #a245bf
  4. #8d3ca7
  5. #79348f
  6. #652b78
  7. #512260
  8. #3d1a48
  9. #281130
  10. #140918
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca56ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca56ef
  2. #cf67f1
  3. #d578f2
  4. #da89f4
  5. #df9af5
  6. #e5abf7
  7. #eabbf9
  8. #efccfa
  9. #f4ddfc
  10. #faeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca56ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca56ef
  2. #c35ae4
  3. #bb5ed9
  4. #b463ce
  5. #ac67c3
  6. #a56bb8
  7. #9e6fac
  8. #9673a1
  9. #8f7896
  10. #877c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a779bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1b83f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #598eeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8729b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8774f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #947bed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c968c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca56ef {
  color: #ca56ef;
}
Background
.bg-ca56ef {
  background-color: #ca56ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca56ef {
  border: 2px solid #ca56ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca56ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 86 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 83% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca56ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca56ef, #ef56c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca56ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 86 239 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.62 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.34 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.57 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.57 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.50 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.16 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.19 #35a910 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ca56ef  rgb(202, 86, 239)  hsl(285, 83%, 64%)  Medium Orchid
#7bef56  rgb(123, 239, 86)  hsl(105, 83%, 64%)  Lawn Green
#efca56  rgb(239, 202, 86)  hsl(45, 83%, 64%)  Saffron
#56efca  rgb(86, 239, 202)  hsl(165, 83%, 64%)  Aquamarine