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#C232C8

#c232c8 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c232c8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 19.61% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 297.6°, with 60% saturation and 49.02% 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 5.76.

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Relative luminance0.1792

Complementary

  1. #c232c8
  2. #38c832

Split complementary

  1. #c232c8
  2. #83c832
  3. #32c877

Analogous

  1. #7732c8
  2. #c232c8
  3. #c83283

Triadic

  1. #c232c8
  2. #c8c232
  3. #32c8c2

Tetradic

  1. #c232c8
  2. #c83238
  3. #38c832
  4. #32c8c2

Square

  1. #c232c8
  2. #c87732
  3. #38c832
  4. #3283c8

Monochromatic

  1. #4b134e
  2. #87238b
  3. #c232c8
  4. #d66cda
  5. #e7a9ea

Shades

#c232c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c232c8
  2. #af2db4
  3. #9b28a0
  4. #88238c
  5. #741e78
  6. #611964
  7. #4e1450
  8. #3a0f3c
  9. #270a28
  10. #130514
  11. #000000

Tints

#c232c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c232c8
  2. #c847ce
  3. #ce5bd3
  4. #d470d9
  5. #da84de
  6. #e199e4
  7. #e7ade9
  8. #edc2ef
  9. #f3d6f4
  10. #f9ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c232c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c232c8
  2. #bb3ac1
  3. #b542ba
  4. #ae49b2
  5. #a851ab
  6. #a159a4
  7. #9a619d
  8. #946996
  9. #8d708e
  10. #877887
  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 #9a619d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006acc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #567cc4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c74c7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8059ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e66c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c543a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c232c8 {
  color: #c232c8;
}
Background
.bg-c232c8 {
  background-color: #c232c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c232c8 {
  border: 2px solid #c232c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c232c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 50 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 60% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c232c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c232c8, #c83283);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c232c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 50 200 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.76 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.58 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.82 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.32 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.96 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.14 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 11.17 #3dcd37 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c232c8  rgb(194, 50, 200)  hsl(298, 60%, 49%)  Medium Orchid
#38c832  rgb(56, 200, 50)  hsl(118, 60%, 49%)  Lime Green
#c8c232  rgb(200, 194, 50)  hsl(58, 60%, 49%)  Old Gold
#32c8c2  rgb(50, 200, 194)  hsl(178, 60%, 49%)  Robin Egg Blue