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#CA59EA

#ca59ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca59ea is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 34.9% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.68% cyan, 61.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 286.76°, with 77.54% saturation and 63.33% 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 6.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.3.

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Relative luminance0.2564

Complementary

  1. #ca59ea
  2. #79ea59

Split complementary

  1. #ca59ea
  2. #c1ea59
  3. #59ea81

Analogous

  1. #8159ea
  2. #ca59ea
  3. #ea59c1

Triadic

  1. #ca59ea
  2. #eaca59
  3. #59eaca

Tetradic

  1. #ca59ea
  2. #ea5979
  3. #79ea59
  4. #59eaca

Square

  1. #ca59ea
  2. #ea8159
  3. #79ea59
  4. #59c1ea

Monochromatic

  1. #7a1397
  2. #b11cdb
  3. #ca59ea
  4. #e09df3
  5. #f5e1fb

Shades

#ca59ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca59ea
  2. #b650d3
  3. #a247bb
  4. #8d3ea4
  5. #79358c
  6. #652d75
  7. #51245e
  8. #3d1b46
  9. #28122f
  10. #140917
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca59ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca59ea
  2. #cf6aec
  3. #d57aee
  4. #da8bf0
  5. #df9bf2
  6. #e5acf5
  7. #eabdf7
  8. #efcdf9
  9. #f4defb
  10. #faeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca59ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca59ea
  2. #c35ddf
  3. #bb61d5
  4. #b465ca
  5. #ac69c0
  6. #a56db5
  7. #9e70aa
  8. #9674a0
  9. #8f7895
  10. #877c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a87ab9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d83ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f8ee6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9729a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a75ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #967ce8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca69bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca59ea {
  color: #ca59ea;
}
Background
.bg-ca59ea {
  background-color: #ca59ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca59ea {
  border: 2px solid #ca59ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca59ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 89 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 78% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca59ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca59ea, #ea59c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca59ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 89 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.30 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.06 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.71 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.71 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.71 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.63 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.16 #35a615 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ca59ea  rgb(202, 89, 234)  hsl(287, 78%, 63%)  Medium Orchid
#79ea59  rgb(121, 234, 89)  hsl(107, 78%, 63%)  Pastel Green
#eaca59  rgb(234, 202, 89)  hsl(47, 78%, 63%)  Naples Yellow
#59eaca  rgb(89, 234, 202)  hsl(167, 78%, 63%)  Turquoise