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#CA57D2

#ca57d2 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ca57d2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 34.12% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.81% cyan, 58.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 296.1°, with 57.75% saturation and 58.24% 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 5.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.38.

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Relative luminance0.2403

Complementary

  1. #ca57d2
  2. #5fd257

Split complementary

  1. #ca57d2
  2. #9dd257
  3. #57d28d

Analogous

  1. #8d57d2
  2. #ca57d2
  3. #d2579d

Triadic

  1. #ca57d2
  2. #d2ca57
  3. #57d2ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca57d2
  2. #d2575f
  3. #5fd257
  4. #57d2ca

Square

  1. #ca57d2
  2. #d28d57
  3. #5fd257
  4. #579dd2

Monochromatic

  1. #6c1e72
  2. #a62fae
  3. #ca57d2
  4. #dd93e2
  5. #f0d0f2

Shades

#ca57d2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca57d2
  2. #b64ebd
  3. #a246a8
  4. #8d3d93
  5. #79347e
  6. #652c69
  7. #512354
  8. #3d1a3f
  9. #28112a
  10. #140915
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca57d2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca57d2
  2. #cf68d7
  3. #d579db
  4. #da89e0
  5. #df9ae4
  6. #e5abe9
  7. #eabced
  8. #efcdf2
  9. #f4ddf6
  10. #faeefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca57d2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca57d2
  2. #c35bca
  3. #bb5fc2
  4. #b463b9
  5. #ac67b1
  6. #a56ca9
  7. #9e70a1
  8. #967499
  9. #8f7890
  10. #877c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a676aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #447dd6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d8bcf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce688d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e70d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b7ad0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd61ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca57d2 {
  color: #ca57d2;
}
Background
.bg-ca57d2 {
  background-color: #ca57d2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca57d2 {
  border: 2px solid #ca57d2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca57d2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 87 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 58% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca57d2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca57d2, #d2579d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca57d2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 87 210 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.38 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.59 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.65 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.65 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.15 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.35 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.44 #35a82d Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ca57d2  rgb(202, 87, 210)  hsl(296, 58%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#5fd257  rgb(95, 210, 87)  hsl(116, 58%, 58%)  Lime Green
#d2ca57  rgb(210, 202, 87)  hsl(56, 58%, 58%)  Straw
#57d2ca  rgb(87, 210, 202)  hsl(176, 58%, 58%)  Medium Turquoise