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#CA5BF5

#ca5bf5 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ca5bf5 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 96.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.55% cyan, 62.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 283.25°, with 88.51% saturation and 65.88% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 6.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.66.

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Relative luminance0.2663

Complementary

  1. #ca5bf5
  2. #86f55b

Split complementary

  1. #ca5bf5
  2. #d3f55b
  3. #5bf57d

Analogous

  1. #7d5bf5
  2. #ca5bf5
  3. #f55bd3

Triadic

  1. #ca5bf5
  2. #f5ca5b
  3. #5bf5ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca5bf5
  2. #f55b86
  3. #86f55b
  4. #5bf5ca

Square

  1. #ca5bf5
  2. #f57d5b
  3. #86f55b
  4. #5bd3f5

Monochromatic

  1. #7f0bac
  2. #b313f1
  3. #ca5bf5
  4. #e1a3f9
  5. #f9ebfe

Shades

#ca5bf5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca5bf5
  2. #b652dd
  3. #a249c4
  4. #8d40ac
  5. #793793
  6. #652e7b
  7. #512462
  8. #3d1b4a
  9. #281231
  10. #140919
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca5bf5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca5bf5
  2. #cf6bf6
  3. #d57cf7
  4. #da8cf8
  5. #df9df9
  6. #e5adfa
  7. #eabdfb
  8. #efcefc
  9. #f4defd
  10. #faeffe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca5bf5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca5bf5
  2. #c35fe9
  3. #bb62de
  4. #b466d2
  5. #ac6ac6
  6. #a56ebb
  7. #9e71af
  8. #9675a3
  9. #8f7997
  10. #877c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a97cc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1e87fa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5990f1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c777a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8777f8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #947ef3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c86dc8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca5bf5 {
  color: #ca5bf5;
}
Background
.bg-ca5bf5 {
  background-color: #ca5bf5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca5bf5 {
  border: 2px solid #ca5bf5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca5bf5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 91 245;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 89% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca5bf5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca5bf5, #f55bd3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca5bf5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 91 245 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.66 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.43 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.87 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.87 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.49 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.60 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.56 #35a40a Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ca5bf5  rgb(202, 91, 245)  hsl(283, 89%, 66%)  Medium Orchid
#86f55b  rgb(134, 245, 91)  hsl(103, 89%, 66%)  Lawn Green
#f5ca5b  rgb(245, 202, 91)  hsl(43, 89%, 66%)  Saffron
#5bf5ca  rgb(91, 245, 202)  hsl(163, 89%, 66%)  Aquamarine