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#CA5AED

#ca5aed ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca5aed is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 35.29% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.77% cyan, 62.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 285.71°, with 80.33% saturation and 64.12% 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 6.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.69.

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Relative luminance0.2598

Complementary

  1. #ca5aed
  2. #7ded5a

Split complementary

  1. #ca5aed
  2. #c7ed5a
  3. #5aed80

Analogous

  1. #805aed
  2. #ca5aed
  3. #ed5ac7

Triadic

  1. #ca5aed
  2. #edca5a
  3. #5aedca

Tetradic

  1. #ca5aed
  2. #ed5a7d
  3. #7ded5a
  4. #5aedca

Square

  1. #ca5aed
  2. #ed805a
  3. #7ded5a
  4. #5ac7ed

Monochromatic

  1. #7c119d
  2. #b219e2
  3. #ca5aed
  4. #e09ff5
  5. #f6e4fc

Shades

#ca5aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca5aed
  2. #b651d5
  3. #a248be
  4. #8d3fa6
  5. #79368e
  6. #652d77
  7. #51245f
  8. #3d1b47
  9. #28122f
  10. #140918
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca5aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca5aed
  2. #cf6bef
  3. #d57bf1
  4. #da8cf2
  5. #df9cf4
  6. #e5adf6
  7. #eabdf8
  8. #efcefa
  9. #f4defb
  10. #faeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca5aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca5aed
  2. #c35ee2
  3. #bb62d7
  4. #b465cc
  5. #ac69c1
  6. #a56db7
  7. #9e71ac
  8. #9675a1
  9. #8f7896
  10. #877c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a87bbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2b84f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e8fe9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9749c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8976f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #967deb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c96ac2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca5aed {
  color: #ca5aed;
}
Background
.bg-ca5aed {
  background-color: #ca5aed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca5aed {
  border: 2px solid #ca5aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca5aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 90 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 80% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca5aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca5aed, #ed5ac7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca5aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 90 237 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.69 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.78 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.74 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.74 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.85 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.52 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.24 #35a512 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ca5aed  rgb(202, 90, 237)  hsl(286, 80%, 64%)  Medium Orchid
#7ded5a  rgb(125, 237, 90)  hsl(106, 80%, 64%)  Pastel Green
#edca5a  rgb(237, 202, 90)  hsl(46, 80%, 64%)  Naples Yellow
#5aedca  rgb(90, 237, 202)  hsl(166, 80%, 64%)  Aquamarine