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#C247EE

#c247ee ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c247ee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 27.84% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.49% cyan, 70.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 284.19°, with 83.08% saturation and 60.59% 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.2.

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Relative luminance0.2215

Complementary

  1. #c247ee
  2. #73ee47

Split complementary

  1. #c247ee
  2. #c7ee47
  3. #47ee6f

Analogous

  1. #6f47ee
  2. #c247ee
  3. #ee47c7

Triadic

  1. #c247ee
  2. #eec247
  3. #47eec2

Tetradic

  1. #c247ee
  2. #ee4773
  3. #73ee47
  4. #47eec2

Square

  1. #c247ee
  2. #ee6f47
  3. #73ee47
  4. #47c7ee

Monochromatic

  1. #6d0d8f
  2. #a214d5
  3. #c247ee
  4. #d98df4
  5. #f0d3fb

Shades

#c247ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c247ee
  2. #af40d6
  3. #9b39be
  4. #8832a7
  5. #742b8f
  6. #612477
  7. #4e1c5f
  8. #3a1547
  9. #270e30
  10. #130718
  11. #000000

Tints

#c247ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c247ee
  2. #c859f0
  3. #ce6cf1
  4. #d47ef3
  5. #da91f5
  6. #e1a3f7
  7. #e7b5f8
  8. #edc8fa
  9. #f3dafc
  10. #f9edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c247ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c247ee
  2. #bb4de3
  3. #b552d8
  4. #ae58cd
  5. #a85ec2
  6. #a164b7
  7. #9a69ac
  8. #946fa1
  9. #8d7596
  10. #877a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f6fb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007af3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4485ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf6996 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b6af1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8971ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c05ec0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c247ee {
  color: #c247ee;
}
Background
.bg-c247ee {
  background-color: #c247ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c247ee {
  border: 2px solid #c247ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c247ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 71 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 83% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c247ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c247ee, #ee47c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c247ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 71 238 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.20 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.98 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.84 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.84 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.97 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.64 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.85 #3db811 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c247ee  rgb(194, 71, 238)  hsl(284, 83%, 61%)  Medium Orchid
#73ee47  rgb(115, 238, 71)  hsl(104, 83%, 61%)  Lawn Green
#eec247  rgb(238, 194, 71)  hsl(44, 83%, 61%)  Saffron
#47eec2  rgb(71, 238, 194)  hsl(164, 83%, 61%)  Aquamarine