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#C142CA

#c142ca ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c142ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 25.88% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.46% cyan, 67.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 296.03°, with 56.2% saturation and 52.55% 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.67.

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Relative luminance0.195

Complementary

  1. #c142ca
  2. #4bca42

Split complementary

  1. #c142ca
  2. #8fca42
  3. #42ca7d

Analogous

  1. #7d42ca
  2. #c142ca
  3. #ca428f

Triadic

  1. #c142ca
  2. #cac142
  3. #42cac1

Tetradic

  1. #c142ca
  2. #ca424b
  3. #4bca42
  4. #42cac1

Square

  1. #c142ca
  2. #ca7d42
  3. #4bca42
  4. #428fca

Monochromatic

  1. #56195a
  2. #8e2a96
  3. #c142ca
  4. #d57edb
  5. #e8b9ec

Shades

#c142ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c142ca
  2. #ae3bb6
  3. #9a35a2
  4. #872e8d
  5. #742879
  6. #612165
  7. #4d1a51
  8. #3a143d
  9. #270d28
  10. #130714
  11. #000000

Tints

#c142ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c142ca
  2. #c755cf
  3. #cd68d5
  4. #d47bda
  5. #da8edf
  6. #e0a1e5
  7. #e6b3ea
  8. #ecc6ef
  9. #f3d9f4
  10. #f9ecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c142ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c142ca
  2. #bb48c3
  3. #b44ebb
  4. #ae55b4
  5. #a75bac
  6. #a161a5
  7. #9a679e
  8. #946d96
  9. #8d748f
  10. #877a87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c68a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2470ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c7fc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c55781 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8261cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #906cc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c450a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c142ca {
  color: #c142ca;
}
Background
.bg-c142ca {
  background-color: #c142ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c142ca {
  border: 2px solid #c142ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c142ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 66 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 56% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c142ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c142ca, #ca428f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c142ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 66 202 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.67 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.58 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.38 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.49 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.65 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.41 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.67 #3ebd35 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c142ca  rgb(193, 66, 202)  hsl(296, 56%, 53%)  Medium Orchid
#4bca42  rgb(75, 202, 66)  hsl(116, 56%, 53%)  Lime Green
#cac142  rgb(202, 193, 66)  hsl(56, 56%, 53%)  Old Gold
#42cac1  rgb(66, 202, 193)  hsl(176, 56%, 53%)  Medium Turquoise