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#C142EB

#c142eb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c142eb 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 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.87% cyan, 71.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 285.09°, with 80.86% saturation and 59.02% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.24.

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Relative luminance0.2123

Complementary

  1. #c142eb
  2. #6ceb42

Split complementary

  1. #c142eb
  2. #c0eb42
  3. #42eb6d

Analogous

  1. #6d42eb
  2. #c142eb
  3. #eb42c0

Triadic

  1. #c142eb
  2. #ebc142
  3. #42ebc1

Tetradic

  1. #c142eb
  2. #eb426c
  3. #6ceb42
  4. #42ebc1

Square

  1. #c142eb
  2. #eb6d42
  3. #6ceb42
  4. #42c0eb

Monochromatic

  1. #680e86
  2. #9e15cb
  3. #c142eb
  4. #d887f2
  5. #eeccfa

Shades

#c142eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c142eb
  2. #ae3bd4
  3. #9a35bc
  4. #872ea5
  5. #74288d
  6. #612176
  7. #4d1a5e
  8. #3a1447
  9. #270d2f
  10. #130718
  11. #000000

Tints

#c142eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c142eb
  2. #c755ed
  3. #cd68ef
  4. #d47bf1
  5. #da8ef3
  6. #e0a1f5
  7. #e6b3f7
  8. #ecc6f9
  9. #f3d9fb
  10. #f9ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c142eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c142eb
  2. #bb48e0
  3. #b44ed6
  4. #ae55cb
  5. #a75bc0
  6. #a161b6
  7. #9a67ab
  8. #946da0
  9. #8d7495
  10. #877a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e6cb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4183e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be6693 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a66ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #886ee9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf59bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c142eb {
  color: #c142eb;
}
Background
.bg-c142eb {
  background-color: #c142eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c142eb {
  border: 2px solid #c142eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c142eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 66 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 81% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c142eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c142eb, #eb42c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c142eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 66 235 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.24 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.27 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.13 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.23 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.23 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.97 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.09 #3ebd14 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c142eb  rgb(193, 66, 235)  hsl(285, 81%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#6ceb42  rgb(108, 235, 66)  hsl(105, 81%, 59%)  Neon Green
#ebc142  rgb(235, 193, 66)  hsl(45, 81%, 59%)  Saffron
#42ebc1  rgb(66, 235, 193)  hsl(165, 81%, 59%)  Aquamarine