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#CA5CF4

#ca5cf4 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ca5cf4 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 95.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.21% cyan, 62.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 283.42°, with 87.36% 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 6.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.63.

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Relative luminance0.2674

Complementary

  1. #ca5cf4
  2. #86f45c

Split complementary

  1. #ca5cf4
  2. #d2f45c
  3. #5cf47e

Analogous

  1. #7e5cf4
  2. #ca5cf4
  3. #f45cd2

Triadic

  1. #ca5cf4
  2. #f4ca5c
  3. #5cf4ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca5cf4
  2. #f45c86
  3. #86f45c
  4. #5cf4ca

Square

  1. #ca5cf4
  2. #f47e5c
  3. #86f45c
  4. #5cd2f4

Monochromatic

  1. #7f0cab
  2. #b314ef
  3. #ca5cf4
  4. #e1a4f9
  5. #f9ebfe

Shades

#ca5cf4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca5cf4
  2. #b653dc
  3. #a24ac3
  4. #8d40ab
  5. #793792
  6. #652e7a
  7. #512562
  8. #3d1c49
  9. #281231
  10. #140918
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca5cf4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca5cf4
  2. #cf6cf5
  3. #d57df6
  4. #da8df7
  5. #df9df8
  6. #e5aefa
  7. #eabefb
  8. #efcefc
  9. #f4defd
  10. #faeffe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca5cf4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca5cf4
  2. #c360e8
  3. #bb63dd
  4. #b467d1
  5. #ac6ac6
  6. #a56eba
  7. #9e72ae
  8. #9675a3
  9. #8f7997
  10. #877c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a97cbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2487f9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a90f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c778a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8878f7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #947ff2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c86ec7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca5cf4 {
  color: #ca5cf4;
}
Background
.bg-ca5cf4 {
  background-color: #ca5cf4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca5cf4 {
  border: 2px solid #ca5cf4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca5cf4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 92 244;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 87% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca5cf4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca5cf4, #f45cd2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca5cf4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 92 244 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.63 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.29 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.92 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.92 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.29 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.42 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.52 #35a30b Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ca5cf4  rgb(202, 92, 244)  hsl(283, 87%, 66%)  Medium Orchid
#86f45c  rgb(134, 244, 92)  hsl(103, 87%, 66%)  Lawn Green
#f4ca5c  rgb(244, 202, 92)  hsl(43, 87%, 66%)  Saffron
#5cf4ca  rgb(92, 244, 202)  hsl(163, 87%, 66%)  Aquamarine