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#C146EE

#c146ee ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c146ee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 27.45% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.91% cyan, 70.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 283.93°, with 83.17% saturation and 60.39% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.28.

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Relative luminance0.2189

Complementary

  1. #c146ee
  2. #73ee46

Split complementary

  1. #c146ee
  2. #c7ee46
  3. #46ee6d

Analogous

  1. #6d46ee
  2. #c146ee
  3. #ee46c7

Triadic

  1. #c146ee
  2. #eec146
  3. #46eec1

Tetradic

  1. #c146ee
  2. #ee4673
  3. #73ee46
  4. #46eec1

Square

  1. #c146ee
  2. #ee6d46
  3. #73ee46
  4. #46c7ee

Monochromatic

  1. #6b0d8e
  2. #a013d4
  3. #c146ee
  4. #d88cf4
  5. #f0d2fb

Shades

#c146ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c146ee
  2. #ae3fd6
  3. #9a38be
  4. #8731a7
  5. #742a8f
  6. #612377
  7. #4d1c5f
  8. #3a1547
  9. #270e30
  10. #130718
  11. #000000

Tints

#c146ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c146ee
  2. #c759f0
  3. #cd6bf1
  4. #d47ef3
  5. #da90f5
  6. #e0a3f7
  7. #e6b5f8
  8. #ecc8fa
  9. #f3dafc
  10. #f9edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c146ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c146ee
  2. #bb4ce3
  3. #b452d8
  4. #ae57cd
  5. #a75dc2
  6. #a163b7
  7. #9a69ac
  8. #946fa1
  9. #8d7496
  10. #877a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f6eb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007af3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4284ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be6996 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a69f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8870ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf5dc0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c146ee {
  color: #c146ee;
}
Background
.bg-c146ee {
  background-color: #c146ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c146ee {
  border: 2px solid #c146ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c146ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 70 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 83% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c146ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c146ee, #ee46c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c146ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 70 238 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.28 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.72 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.94 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.04 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.04 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.55 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.63 #3eb911 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c146ee  rgb(193, 70, 238)  hsl(284, 83%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#73ee46  rgb(115, 238, 70)  hsl(104, 83%, 60%)  Lawn Green
#eec146  rgb(238, 193, 70)  hsl(44, 83%, 60%)  Saffron
#46eec1  rgb(70, 238, 193)  hsl(164, 83%, 60%)  Aquamarine