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#CA6FE5

#ca6fe5 ≈ Heliotrope

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ca6fe5 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 43.53% green and 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.79% cyan, 51.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 286.27°, with 69.41% saturation and 66.67% 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 6.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 4.58.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2958

Complementary

  1. #ca6fe5
  2. #8ae56f

Split complementary

  1. #ca6fe5
  2. #c5e56f
  3. #6fe58f

Analogous

  1. #8f6fe5
  2. #ca6fe5
  3. #e56fc5

Triadic

  1. #ca6fe5
  2. #e5ca6f
  3. #6fe5ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca6fe5
  2. #e56f8a
  3. #8ae56f
  4. #6fe5ca

Square

  1. #ca6fe5
  2. #e58f6f
  3. #8ae56f
  4. #6fc5e5

Monochromatic

  1. #811d9e
  2. #b22ed9
  3. #ca6fe5
  4. #e2b0f1
  5. #f9eefc

Shades

#ca6fe5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca6fe5
  2. #b664ce
  3. #a259b7
  4. #8d4ea0
  5. #794389
  6. #653873
  7. #512c5c
  8. #3d2145
  9. #28162e
  10. #140b17
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca6fe5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca6fe5
  2. #cf7de8
  3. #d58cea
  4. #da9aed
  5. #dfa9ef
  6. #e5b7f2
  7. #eac5f5
  8. #efd4f7
  9. #f4e2fa
  10. #faf1fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca6fe5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca6fe5
  2. #c371db
  3. #bb72d1
  4. #b474c7
  5. #ac76bd
  6. #a578b3
  7. #9e79a8
  8. #967b9e
  9. #8f7d94
  10. #877e8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac87ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #588ee9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7497e2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca80a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9483e7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e89e3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca7abf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca6fe5 {
  color: #ca6fe5;
}
Background
.bg-ca6fe5 {
  background-color: #ca6fe5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca6fe5 {
  border: 2px solid #ca6fe5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca6fe5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 111 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 69% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca6fe5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca6fe5, #e56fc5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca6fe5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 111 229 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 4.58 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 4.84 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.18 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.11 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 7.90 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 9.02 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.81 #35901a Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#ca6fe5  rgb(202, 111, 229)  hsl(286, 69%, 67%)  Heliotrope
#8ae56f  rgb(138, 229, 111)  hsl(106, 69%, 67%)  Pastel Green
#e5ca6f  rgb(229, 202, 111)  hsl(46, 69%, 67%)  Buff
#6fe5ca  rgb(111, 229, 202)  hsl(166, 69%, 67%)  Turquoise