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#CA5BEF

#ca5bef ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca5bef is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 35.69% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.48% cyan, 61.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 285°, with 82.22% saturation and 64.71% 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 6.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.99.

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Relative luminance0.2627

Complementary

  1. #ca5bef
  2. #80ef5b

Split complementary

  1. #ca5bef
  2. #caef5b
  3. #5bef80

Analogous

  1. #805bef
  2. #ca5bef
  3. #ef5bca

Triadic

  1. #ca5bef
  2. #efca5b
  3. #5befca

Tetradic

  1. #ca5bef
  2. #ef5b80
  3. #80ef5b
  4. #5befca

Square

  1. #ca5bef
  2. #ef805b
  3. #80ef5b
  4. #5bcaef

Monochromatic

  1. #7d10a1
  2. #b317e7
  3. #ca5bef
  4. #e1a1f6
  5. #f7e6fd

Shades

#ca5bef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca5bef
  2. #b652d7
  3. #a249bf
  4. #8d40a7
  5. #79378f
  6. #652e78
  7. #512460
  8. #3d1b48
  9. #281230
  10. #140918
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca5bef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca5bef
  2. #cf6bf1
  3. #d57cf2
  4. #da8cf4
  5. #df9df5
  6. #e5adf7
  7. #eabdf9
  8. #efcefa
  9. #f4defc
  10. #faeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca5bef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca5bef
  2. #c35fe4
  3. #bb62d9
  4. #b466ce
  5. #ac6ac3
  6. #a56eb8
  7. #9e71ac
  8. #9675a1
  9. #8f7996
  10. #877c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a87bbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2a85f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d8feb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8759d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8977f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #957eed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c96cc3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca5bef {
  color: #ca5bef;
}
Background
.bg-ca5bef {
  background-color: #ca5bef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca5bef {
  border: 2px solid #ca5bef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca5bef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 91 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 82% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca5bef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca5bef, #ef5bca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca5bef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 91 239 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.99 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.56 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.80 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.80 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.91 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.41 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.31 #35a410 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ca5bef  rgb(202, 91, 239)  hsl(285, 82%, 65%)  Medium Orchid
#80ef5b  rgb(128, 239, 91)  hsl(105, 82%, 65%)  Lawn Green
#efca5b  rgb(239, 202, 91)  hsl(45, 82%, 65%)  Naples Yellow
#5befca  rgb(91, 239, 202)  hsl(165, 82%, 65%)  Aquamarine