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#C244EF

#c244ef ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c244ef is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 26.67% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.83% cyan, 71.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 284.21°, with 84.24% saturation and 60.2% 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.48.

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Relative luminance0.2184

Complementary

  1. #c244ef
  2. #71ef44

Split complementary

  1. #c244ef
  2. #c7ef44
  3. #44ef6d

Analogous

  1. #6d44ef
  2. #c244ef
  3. #ef44c7

Triadic

  1. #c244ef
  2. #efc244
  3. #44efc2

Tetradic

  1. #c244ef
  2. #ef4471
  3. #71ef44
  4. #44efc2

Square

  1. #c244ef
  2. #ef6d44
  3. #71ef44
  4. #44c7ef

Monochromatic

  1. #6c0c8e
  2. #a112d4
  3. #c244ef
  4. #d98af5
  5. #f0d1fb

Shades

#c244ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c244ef
  2. #af3dd7
  3. #9b36bf
  4. #8830a7
  5. #74298f
  6. #612278
  7. #4e1b60
  8. #3a1448
  9. #270e30
  10. #130718
  11. #000000

Tints

#c244ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c244ef
  2. #c857f1
  3. #ce69f2
  4. #d47cf4
  5. #da8ff5
  6. #e1a2f7
  7. #e7b4f9
  8. #edc7fa
  9. #f3dafc
  10. #f9ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c244ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c244ef
  2. #bb4ae4
  3. #b550d9
  4. #ae56ce
  5. #a85cc3
  6. #a162b8
  7. #9a68ac
  8. #946ea1
  9. #8d7496
  10. #877a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f6db7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0079f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4084eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf6896 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a68f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8870ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c05cc0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c244ef {
  color: #c244ef;
}
Background
.bg-c244ef {
  background-color: #c244ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c244ef {
  border: 2px solid #c244ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c244ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 68 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 84% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c244ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c244ef, #ef44c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c244ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 68 239 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.48 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.53 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.94 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.94 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.18 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.43 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.61 #3dbb10 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c244ef  rgb(194, 68, 239)  hsl(284, 84%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#71ef44  rgb(113, 239, 68)  hsl(104, 84%, 60%)  Neon Green
#efc244  rgb(239, 194, 68)  hsl(44, 84%, 60%)  Saffron
#44efc2  rgb(68, 239, 194)  hsl(164, 84%, 60%)  Aquamarine