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#CE5AEF

#ce5aef ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ce5aef is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 35.29% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.81% cyan, 62.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 286.71°, with 82.32% saturation and 64.51% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.25.

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Relative luminance0.2667

Complementary

  1. #ce5aef
  2. #7bef5a

Split complementary

  1. #ce5aef
  2. #c6ef5a
  3. #5aef83

Analogous

  1. #835aef
  2. #ce5aef
  3. #ef5ac6

Triadic

  1. #ce5aef
  2. #efce5a
  3. #5aefce

Tetradic

  1. #ce5aef
  2. #ef5a7b
  3. #7bef5a
  4. #5aefce

Square

  1. #ce5aef
  2. #ef835a
  3. #7bef5a
  4. #5ac6ef

Monochromatic

  1. #8010a0
  2. #b816e6
  3. #ce5aef
  4. #e3a0f6
  5. #f7e5fd

Shades

#ce5aef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce5aef
  2. #b951d7
  3. #a548bf
  4. #903fa7
  5. #7c368f
  6. #672d78
  7. #522460
  8. #3e1b48
  9. #291230
  10. #150918
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce5aef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce5aef
  2. #d36bf1
  3. #d87bf2
  4. #dd8cf4
  5. #e29cf5
  6. #e7adf7
  7. #ebbdf9
  8. #f0cefa
  9. #f5defc
  10. #faeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce5aef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce5aef
  2. #c65ee4
  3. #be62d9
  4. #b765ce
  5. #af69c3
  6. #a76db8
  7. #9f71ac
  8. #9775a1
  9. #907896
  10. #887c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab7cbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c86f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6091eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd749d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c77f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #997eed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce6ac3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce5aef {
  color: #ce5aef;
}
Background
.bg-ce5aef {
  background-color: #ce5aef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ce5aef {
  border: 2px solid #ce5aef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce5aef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 90 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 82% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce5aef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce5aef, #ef5ac6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce5aef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 90 239 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.25 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.24 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.24 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.24 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.50 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.63 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.87 #31a510 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ce5aef  rgb(206, 90, 239)  hsl(287, 82%, 65%)  Medium Orchid
#7bef5a  rgb(123, 239, 90)  hsl(107, 82%, 65%)  Neon Green
#efce5a  rgb(239, 206, 90)  hsl(47, 82%, 65%)  Naples Yellow
#5aefce  rgb(90, 239, 206)  hsl(167, 82%, 65%)  Aquamarine