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#C22CD2

#c22cd2 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c22cd2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 17.25% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.62% cyan, 79.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 294.22°, with 65.35% saturation and 49.8% 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 4.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.87.

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Relative luminance0.1792

Complementary

  1. #c22cd2
  2. #3cd22c

Split complementary

  1. #c22cd2
  2. #8fd22c
  3. #2cd26f

Analogous

  1. #6f2cd2
  2. #c22cd2
  3. #d22c8f

Triadic

  1. #c22cd2
  2. #d2c22c
  3. #2cd2c2

Tetradic

  1. #c22cd2
  2. #d22c3c
  3. #3cd22c
  4. #2cd2c2

Square

  1. #c22cd2
  2. #d26f2c
  3. #3cd22c
  4. #2c8fd2

Monochromatic

  1. #4d1153
  2. #881f93
  3. #c22cd2
  4. #d56be0
  5. #e7aaed

Shades

#c22cd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c22cd2
  2. #af28bd
  3. #9b23a8
  4. #881f93
  5. #741a7e
  6. #611669
  7. #4e1254
  8. #3a0d3f
  9. #27092a
  10. #130415
  11. #000000

Tints

#c22cd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c22cd2
  2. #c841d7
  3. #ce56db
  4. #d46be0
  5. #da80e4
  6. #e196e9
  7. #e7abed
  8. #edc0f2
  9. #f3d5f6
  10. #f9eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c22cd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c22cd2
  2. #bb34ca
  3. #b53dc2
  4. #ae45b9
  5. #a84eb1
  6. #a156a9
  7. #9a5ea1
  8. #946799
  9. #8d6f90
  10. #877888
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a60a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ad6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c7bce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c54e80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c58d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b65d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c443a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c22cd2 {
  color: #c22cd2;
}
Background
.bg-c22cd2 {
  background-color: #c22cd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c22cd2 {
  border: 2px solid #c22cd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c22cd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 44 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 65% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c22cd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c22cd2, #d22c8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c22cd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 44 210 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.87 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.21 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.63 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.22 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.77 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.75 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.96 #3dd32d Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c22cd2  rgb(194, 44, 210)  hsl(294, 65%, 50%)  Medium Orchid
#3cd22c  rgb(60, 210, 44)  hsl(114, 65%, 50%)  Lime Green
#d2c22c  rgb(210, 194, 44)  hsl(54, 65%, 50%)  Citrine
#2cd2c2  rgb(44, 210, 194)  hsl(174, 65%, 50%)  Turquoise