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#C231DA

#c231da ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c231da is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 19.22% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.01% cyan, 77.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 291.48°, with 69.55% saturation and 52.35% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.18.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1873

Complementary

  1. #c231da
  2. #49da31

Split complementary

  1. #c231da
  2. #9dda31
  3. #31da6d

Analogous

  1. #6d31da
  2. #c231da
  3. #da319d

Triadic

  1. #c231da
  2. #dac231
  3. #31dac2

Tetradic

  1. #c231da
  2. #da3149
  3. #49da31
  4. #31dac2

Square

  1. #c231da
  2. #da6d31
  3. #49da31
  4. #319dda

Monochromatic

  1. #551161
  2. #8f1da1
  3. #c231da
  4. #d572e6
  5. #e8b3f1

Shades

#c231da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c231da
  2. #af2cc4
  3. #9b27ae
  4. #882299
  5. #741d83
  6. #61196d
  7. #4e1457
  8. #3a0f41
  9. #270a2c
  10. #130516
  11. #000000

Tints

#c231da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c231da
  2. #c846de
  3. #ce5ae1
  4. #d46fe5
  5. #da83e9
  6. #e198ed
  7. #e7adf0
  8. #edc1f4
  9. #f3d6f8
  10. #f9eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c231da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c231da
  2. #bb39d1
  3. #b541c8
  4. #ae49bf
  5. #a851b6
  6. #a159ad
  7. #9a60a4
  8. #94689b
  9. #8d7092
  10. #877889
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b63a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ede ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #487dd6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c45586 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b5bdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a67d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c349ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c231da {
  color: #c231da;
}
Background
.bg-c231da {
  background-color: #c231da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c231da {
  border: 2px solid #c231da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c231da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 49 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 70% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c231da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c231da, #da319d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c231da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 49 218 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.18 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.33 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.94 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.76 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.41 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.47 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.56 #3dce25 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c231da  rgb(194, 49, 218)  hsl(291, 70%, 52%)  Medium Orchid
#49da31  rgb(73, 218, 49)  hsl(111, 70%, 52%)  Lime Green
#dac231  rgb(218, 194, 49)  hsl(51, 70%, 52%)  Old Gold
#31dac2  rgb(49, 218, 194)  hsl(171, 70%, 52%)  Turquoise