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#CA5EF4

#ca5ef4 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ca5ef4 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 36.86% green and 95.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.21% cyan, 61.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 283.2°, with 87.21% saturation and 66.27% 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 6.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.81.

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Relative luminance0.2709

Complementary

  1. #ca5ef4
  2. #88f45e

Split complementary

  1. #ca5ef4
  2. #d3f45e
  3. #5ef47f

Analogous

  1. #7f5ef4
  2. #ca5ef4
  3. #f45ed3

Triadic

  1. #ca5ef4
  2. #f4ca5e
  3. #5ef4ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca5ef4
  2. #f45e88
  3. #88f45e
  4. #5ef4ca

Square

  1. #ca5ef4
  2. #f47f5e
  3. #88f45e
  4. #5ed3f4

Monochromatic

  1. #800cad
  2. #b216ef
  3. #ca5ef4
  4. #e2a6f9
  5. #f9ecfe

Shades

#ca5ef4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca5ef4
  2. #b655dc
  3. #a24bc3
  4. #8d42ab
  5. #793892
  6. #652f7a
  7. #512662
  8. #3d1c49
  9. #281331
  10. #140918
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca5ef4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca5ef4
  2. #cf6ef5
  3. #d57ef6
  4. #da8ef7
  5. #df9ef8
  6. #e5affa
  7. #eabffb
  8. #efcffc
  9. #f4dffd
  10. #faeffe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca5ef4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca5ef4
  2. #c361e8
  3. #bb65dd
  4. #b468d1
  5. #ac6cc6
  6. #a56fba
  7. #9e72ae
  8. #9676a3
  9. #8f7997
  10. #877d8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a97ec0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2988f9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c91f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c779a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8979f7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9580f2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c86fc8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca5ef4 {
  color: #ca5ef4;
}
Background
.bg-ca5ef4 {
  background-color: #ca5ef4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca5ef4 {
  border: 2px solid #ca5ef4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca5ef4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 94 244;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 87% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca5ef4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca5ef4, #f45ed3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca5ef4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 94 244 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.81 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 5.98 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.05 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.05 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.09 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.13 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.53 #35a10b Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ca5ef4  rgb(202, 94, 244)  hsl(283, 87%, 66%)  Medium Orchid
#88f45e  rgb(136, 244, 94)  hsl(103, 87%, 66%)  Lawn Green
#f4ca5e  rgb(244, 202, 94)  hsl(43, 87%, 66%)  Saffron
#5ef4ca  rgb(94, 244, 202)  hsl(163, 87%, 66%)  Aquamarine