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#C137CD

#c137cd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c137cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 21.57% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.85% cyan, 73.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 295.2°, with 60% saturation and 50.98% 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 4.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.88.

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Relative luminance0.1848

Complementary

  1. #c137cd
  2. #43cd37

Split complementary

  1. #c137cd
  2. #8ecd37
  3. #37cd76

Analogous

  1. #7637cd
  2. #c137cd
  3. #cd378e

Triadic

  1. #c137cd
  2. #cdc137
  3. #37cdc1

Tetradic

  1. #c137cd
  2. #cd3743
  3. #43cd37
  4. #37cdc1

Square

  1. #c137cd
  2. #cd7637
  3. #43cd37
  4. #378ecd

Monochromatic

  1. #501556
  2. #8a2593
  3. #c137cd
  4. #d474dc
  5. #e7b1ec

Shades

#c137cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c137cd
  2. #ae32b9
  3. #9a2ca4
  4. #872790
  5. #74217b
  6. #611c67
  7. #4d1652
  8. #3a113e
  9. #270b29
  10. #130615
  11. #000000

Tints

#c137cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c137cd
  2. #c74bd2
  3. #cd5fd7
  4. #d473dc
  5. #da87e1
  6. #e09be6
  7. #e6afeb
  8. #ecc3f0
  9. #f3d7f5
  10. #f9ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c137cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c137cd
  2. #bb3ec5
  3. #b446be
  4. #ae4db6
  5. #a754ae
  6. #a15ca7
  7. #9a639f
  8. #946a97
  9. #8d718f
  10. #877988
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a64a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006dd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #547dc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c55280 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f5ccf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d68cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c348a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c137cd {
  color: #c137cd;
}
Background
.bg-c137cd {
  background-color: #c137cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c137cd {
  border: 2px solid #c137cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c137cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 55 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 60% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c137cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c137cd, #cd378e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c137cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 55 205 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.88 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.23 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.66 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.29 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.41 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.84 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 11.11 #3ec832 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c137cd  rgb(193, 55, 205)  hsl(295, 60%, 51%)  Medium Orchid
#43cd37  rgb(67, 205, 55)  hsl(115, 60%, 51%)  Lime Green
#cdc137  rgb(205, 193, 55)  hsl(55, 60%, 51%)  Old Gold
#37cdc1  rgb(55, 205, 193)  hsl(175, 60%, 51%)  Medium Turquoise