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#C14AED

#c14aed ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c14aed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 29.02% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.57% cyan, 68.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 283.8°, with 81.91% saturation and 60.98% 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.96.

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Relative luminance0.2235

Complementary

  1. #c14aed
  2. #76ed4a

Split complementary

  1. #c14aed
  2. #c8ed4a
  3. #4aed6f

Analogous

  1. #6f4aed
  2. #c14aed
  3. #ed4ac8

Triadic

  1. #c14aed
  2. #edc14a
  3. #4aedc1

Tetradic

  1. #c14aed
  2. #ed4a76
  3. #76ed4a
  4. #4aedc1

Square

  1. #c14aed
  2. #ed6f4a
  3. #76ed4a
  4. #4ac8ed

Monochromatic

  1. #6d0e90
  2. #a115d5
  3. #c14aed
  4. #d990f4
  5. #f1d5fb

Shades

#c14aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c14aed
  2. #ae43d5
  3. #9a3bbe
  4. #8734a6
  5. #742c8e
  6. #612577
  7. #4d1e5f
  8. #3a1647
  9. #270f2f
  10. #130718
  11. #000000

Tints

#c14aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c14aed
  2. #c75cef
  3. #cd6ef1
  4. #d480f2
  5. #da92f4
  6. #e0a5f6
  7. #e6b7f8
  8. #ecc9fa
  9. #f3dbfb
  10. #f9edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c14aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c14aed
  2. #bb4fe2
  3. #b455d7
  4. #ae5acc
  5. #a760c1
  6. #a165b7
  7. #9a6aac
  8. #9470a1
  9. #8d7596
  10. #877b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f70b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007bf2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4685e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be6b97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c6bf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8972eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf5fbf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c14aed {
  color: #c14aed;
}
Background
.bg-c14aed {
  background-color: #c14aed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c14aed {
  border: 2px solid #c14aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c14aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 74 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 82% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c14aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c14aed, #ed4ac8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c14aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 74 237 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.96 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.34 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.67 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.93 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.93 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.37 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.70 #3eb512 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c14aed  rgb(193, 74, 237)  hsl(284, 82%, 61%)  Medium Orchid
#76ed4a  rgb(118, 237, 74)  hsl(104, 82%, 61%)  Lawn Green
#edc14a  rgb(237, 193, 74)  hsl(44, 82%, 61%)  Meat Brown
#4aedc1  rgb(74, 237, 193)  hsl(164, 82%, 61%)  Aquamarine