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#CA5CEC

#ca5cec ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca5cec is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 36.08% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.41% cyan, 61.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 285.83°, with 79.12% saturation and 64.31% 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 6.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.77.

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Relative luminance0.2627

Complementary

  1. #ca5cec
  2. #7eec5c

Split complementary

  1. #ca5cec
  2. #c6ec5c
  3. #5cec82

Analogous

  1. #825cec
  2. #ca5cec
  3. #ec5cc6

Triadic

  1. #ca5cec
  2. #ecca5c
  3. #5cecca

Tetradic

  1. #ca5cec
  2. #ec5c7e
  3. #7eec5c
  4. #5cecca

Square

  1. #ca5cec
  2. #ec825c
  3. #7eec5c
  4. #5cc6ec

Monochromatic

  1. #7c129d
  2. #b21ae1
  3. #ca5cec
  4. #e0a0f4
  5. #f7e5fc

Shades

#ca5cec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca5cec
  2. #b653d4
  3. #a24abd
  4. #8d40a5
  5. #79378e
  6. #652e76
  7. #51255e
  8. #3d1c47
  9. #28122f
  10. #140918
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca5cec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca5cec
  2. #cf6cee
  3. #d57df0
  4. #da8df2
  5. #df9df4
  6. #e5aef6
  7. #eabef7
  8. #efcef9
  9. #f4defb
  10. #faeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca5cec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca5cec
  2. #c360e1
  3. #bb63d6
  4. #b467cc
  5. #ac6ac1
  6. #a56eb6
  7. #9e72ab
  8. #9675a0
  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 #a87cba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3185f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6090e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9759c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a77ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #967eea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c96cc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca5cec {
  color: #ca5cec;
}
Background
.bg-ca5cec {
  background-color: #ca5cec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca5cec {
  border: 2px solid #ca5cec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca5cec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 92 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 79% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca5cec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca5cec, #ec5cc6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca5cec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 92 236 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.77 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.51 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.51 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.86 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.86 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.20 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.21 #35a313 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ca5cec  rgb(202, 92, 236)  hsl(286, 79%, 64%)  Medium Orchid
#7eec5c  rgb(126, 236, 92)  hsl(106, 79%, 64%)  Pastel Green
#ecca5c  rgb(236, 202, 92)  hsl(46, 79%, 64%)  Naples Yellow
#5cecca  rgb(92, 236, 202)  hsl(166, 79%, 64%)  Aquamarine