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#C048EA

#c048ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c048ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 28.24% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.95% cyan, 69.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 284.44°, with 79.41% saturation and 60% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.74.

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Relative luminance0.2178

Complementary

  1. #c048ea
  2. #72ea48

Split complementary

  1. #c048ea
  2. #c3ea48
  3. #48ea6f

Analogous

  1. #6f48ea
  2. #c048ea
  3. #ea48c3

Triadic

  1. #c048ea
  2. #eac048
  3. #48eac0

Tetradic

  1. #c048ea
  2. #ea4872
  3. #72ea48
  4. #48eac0

Square

  1. #c048ea
  2. #ea6f48
  3. #72ea48
  4. #48c3ea

Monochromatic

  1. #6a1089
  2. #9f18ce
  3. #c048ea
  4. #d88df2
  5. #efd1fa

Shades

#c048ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c048ea
  2. #ad41d3
  3. #9a3abb
  4. #8632a4
  5. #732b8c
  6. #602475
  7. #4d1d5e
  8. #3a1646
  9. #260e2f
  10. #130717
  11. #000000

Tints

#c048ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c048ea
  2. #c65aec
  3. #cd6dee
  4. #d37ff0
  5. #d991f2
  6. #e0a4f5
  7. #e6b6f7
  8. #ecc8f9
  9. #f2dafb
  10. #f9edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c048ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c048ea
  2. #ba4edf
  3. #b353d5
  4. #ad59ca
  5. #a65ec0
  6. #a064b5
  7. #9a6aaa
  8. #936fa0
  9. #8d7595
  10. #867a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e6eb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007aef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4684e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd6994 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b69ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8871e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be5dbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c048ea {
  color: #c048ea;
}
Background
.bg-c048ea {
  background-color: #c048ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c048ea {
  border: 2px solid #c048ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c048ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 72 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 79% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c048ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c048ea, #ea48c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c048ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 72 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.74 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.04 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.61 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.18 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.18 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.48 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.59 #3fb715 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c048ea  rgb(192, 72, 234)  hsl(284, 79%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#72ea48  rgb(114, 234, 72)  hsl(104, 79%, 60%)  Neon Green
#eac048  rgb(234, 192, 72)  hsl(44, 79%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#48eac0  rgb(72, 234, 192)  hsl(164, 79%, 60%)  Aquamarine