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#C159EB

#c159eb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c159eb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 34.9% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.87% cyan, 62.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 282.74°, with 78.49% saturation and 63.53% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.86.

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Relative luminance0.2448

Complementary

  1. #c159eb
  2. #83eb59

Split complementary

  1. #c159eb
  2. #cceb59
  3. #59eb78

Analogous

  1. #7859eb
  2. #c159eb
  3. #eb59cc

Triadic

  1. #c159eb
  2. #ebc159
  3. #59ebc1

Tetradic

  1. #c159eb
  2. #eb5983
  3. #83eb59
  4. #59ebc1

Square

  1. #c159eb
  2. #eb7859
  3. #83eb59
  4. #59cceb

Monochromatic

  1. #721299
  2. #a51bdd
  3. #c159eb
  4. #db9df3
  5. #f4e2fb

Shades

#c159eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c159eb
  2. #ae50d4
  3. #9a47bc
  4. #873ea5
  5. #74358d
  6. #612d76
  7. #4d245e
  8. #3a1b47
  9. #27122f
  10. #130918
  11. #000000

Tints

#c159eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c159eb
  2. #c76aed
  3. #cd7aef
  4. #d48bf1
  5. #da9bf3
  6. #e0acf5
  7. #e6bdf7
  8. #eccdf9
  9. #f3defb
  10. #f9eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c159eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c159eb
  2. #bb5de0
  3. #b461d6
  4. #ae65cb
  5. #a769c0
  6. #a16db6
  7. #9a70ab
  8. #9474a0
  9. #8d7895
  10. #877c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a278b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2282ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #568ae7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be749a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8274ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e7ae9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf6ac0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c159eb {
  color: #c159eb;
}
Background
.bg-c159eb {
  background-color: #c159eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c159eb {
  border: 2px solid #c159eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c159eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 89 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 78% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c159eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c159eb, #eb59cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c159eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 89 235 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.86 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.94 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.16 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.68 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.91 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.97 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.97 #3ea614 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c159eb  rgb(193, 89, 235)  hsl(283, 78%, 64%)  Medium Orchid
#83eb59  rgb(131, 235, 89)  hsl(103, 78%, 64%)  Inchworm
#ebc159  rgb(235, 193, 89)  hsl(43, 78%, 64%)  Meat Brown
#59ebc1  rgb(89, 235, 193)  hsl(163, 78%, 64%)  Aquamarine