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#C05AB8

#c05ab8 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c05ab8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 35.29% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 53.12% magenta, 4.17% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 304.71°, with 44.74% saturation and 55.29% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.73.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2198

Complementary

  1. #c05ab8
  2. #5ac062

Split complementary

  1. #c05ab8
  2. #85c05a
  3. #5ac095

Analogous

  1. #955ac0
  2. #c05ab8
  3. #c05a85

Triadic

  1. #c05ab8
  2. #b8c05a
  3. #5ab8c0

Tetradic

  1. #c05ab8
  2. #c0625a
  3. #5ac062
  4. #5ab8c0

Square

  1. #c05ab8
  2. #c0955a
  3. #5ac062
  4. #5a85c0

Monochromatic

  1. #5d2459
  2. #95398d
  3. #c05ab8
  4. #d591d0
  5. #eac9e8

Shades

#c05ab8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c05ab8
  2. #ad51a6
  3. #9a4893
  4. #863f81
  5. #73366e
  6. #602d5c
  7. #4d244a
  8. #3a1b37
  9. #261225
  10. #130912
  11. #000000

Tints

#c05ab8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c05ab8
  2. #c66bbf
  3. #cd7bc6
  4. #d38ccd
  5. #d99cd4
  6. #e0addc
  7. #e6bde3
  8. #ecceea
  9. #f2def1
  10. #f9eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c05ab8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c05ab8
  2. #ba5eb2
  3. #b362ad
  4. #ad65a7
  5. #a669a2
  6. #a06d9c
  7. #9a7196
  8. #937591
  9. #8d788b
  10. #867c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e739a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5478bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7386b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c76381 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d6dba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9877b6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c45f9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c05ab8 {
  color: #c05ab8;
}
Background
.bg-c05ab8 {
  background-color: #c05ab8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c05ab8 {
  border: 2px solid #c05ab8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c05ab8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 90 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 305 45% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c05ab8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c05ab8, #c05a85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c05ab8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 90 184 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.73 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.00 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.20 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.10 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.56 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.59 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.00 #3fa547 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c05ab8  rgb(192, 90, 184)  hsl(305, 45%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#5ac062  rgb(90, 192, 98)  hsl(125, 45%, 55%)  Mantis
#b8c05a  rgb(184, 192, 90)  hsl(65, 45%, 55%)  Dark Khaki
#5ab8c0  rgb(90, 184, 192)  hsl(185, 45%, 55%)  Verdigris