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#CA5FCC

#ca5fcc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ca5fcc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 37.25% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.98% cyan, 53.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 298.9°, with 51.66% saturation and 58.63% 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 6.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.85.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.251

Complementary

  1. #ca5fcc
  2. #61cc5f

Split complementary

  1. #ca5fcc
  2. #98cc5f
  3. #5fcc94

Analogous

  1. #945fcc
  2. #ca5fcc
  3. #cc5f98

Triadic

  1. #ca5fcc
  2. #ccca5f
  3. #5fccca

Tetradic

  1. #ca5fcc
  2. #cc5f61
  3. #61cc5f
  4. #5fccca

Square

  1. #ca5fcc
  2. #cc945f
  3. #61cc5f
  4. #5f98cc

Monochromatic

  1. #6d236f
  2. #a736a9
  3. #ca5fcc
  4. #dd99de
  5. #f0d3f1

Shades

#ca5fcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca5fcc
  2. #b656b8
  3. #a24ca3
  4. #8d438f
  5. #79397a
  6. #653066
  7. #512652
  8. #3d1d3d
  9. #281329
  10. #140a14
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca5fcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca5fcc
  2. #cf6fd1
  3. #d57fd6
  4. #da8fdb
  5. #df9fe0
  6. #e5afe6
  7. #eabfeb
  8. #efcff0
  9. #f4dff5
  10. #faeffa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca5fcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca5fcc
  2. #c362c4
  3. #bb66bd
  4. #b469b5
  5. #ac6cae
  6. #a570a6
  7. #9e739e
  8. #967697
  9. #8f798f
  10. #877d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a77ba8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5380d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #758ec9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf6c8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9275ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e7eca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd67aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca5fcc {
  color: #ca5fcc;
}
Background
.bg-ca5fcc {
  background-color: #ca5fcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca5fcc {
  border: 2px solid #ca5fcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca5fcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 95 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 52% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca5fcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca5fcc, #cc5f98);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca5fcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 95 204 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.85 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.09 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.64 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.69 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.93 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.35 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.60 #35a033 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ca5fcc  rgb(202, 95, 204)  hsl(299, 52%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#61cc5f  rgb(97, 204, 95)  hsl(119, 52%, 59%)  Mantis
#ccca5f  rgb(204, 202, 95)  hsl(59, 52%, 59%)  Straw
#5fccca  rgb(95, 204, 202)  hsl(179, 52%, 59%)  Medium Turquoise