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#C12ECE

#c12ece ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c12ece is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 18.04% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.31% cyan, 77.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 295.13°, with 63.49% saturation and 49.41% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.9.

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Relative luminance0.1775

Complementary

  1. #c12ece
  2. #3bce2e

Split complementary

  1. #c12ece
  2. #8bce2e
  3. #2ece71

Analogous

  1. #712ece
  2. #c12ece
  3. #ce2e8b

Triadic

  1. #c12ece
  2. #cec12e
  3. #2ecec1

Tetradic

  1. #c12ece
  2. #ce2e3b
  3. #3bce2e
  4. #2ecec1

Square

  1. #c12ece
  2. #ce712e
  3. #3bce2e
  4. #2e8bce

Monochromatic

  1. #4c1251
  2. #86208f
  3. #c12ece
  4. #d56bde
  5. #e6a9ec

Shades

#c12ece mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c12ece
  2. #ae29b9
  3. #9a25a5
  4. #872090
  5. #741c7c
  6. #611767
  7. #4d1252
  8. #3a0e3e
  9. #270929
  10. #130515
  11. #000000

Tints

#c12ece mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c12ece
  2. #c743d3
  3. #cd58d8
  4. #d46ddd
  5. #da82e2
  6. #e097e7
  7. #e6abeb
  8. #ecc0f0
  9. #f3d5f5
  10. #f9eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c12ece mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c12ece
  2. #bb36c6
  3. #b43ebe
  4. #ae47b7
  5. #a74faf
  6. #a157a7
  7. #9a5f9f
  8. #946797
  9. #8d7090
  10. #877888
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9960a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ad2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f7bca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c54d7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d58d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c65cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c343a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c12ece {
  color: #c12ece;
}
Background
.bg-c12ece {
  background-color: #c12ece;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c12ece {
  border: 2px solid #c12ece;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c12ece;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 46 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c12ece {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c12ece, #ce2e8b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c12ece {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 46 206 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.90 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.75 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.63 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.84 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.12 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.80 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.08 #3ed131 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c12ece  rgb(193, 46, 206)  hsl(295, 63%, 49%)  Medium Orchid
#3bce2e  rgb(59, 206, 46)  hsl(115, 63%, 49%)  Lime Green
#cec12e  rgb(206, 193, 46)  hsl(55, 63%, 49%)  Old Gold
#2ecec1  rgb(46, 206, 193)  hsl(175, 63%, 49%)  Medium Turquoise