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#C248EB

#c248eb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c248eb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 28.24% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.45% cyan, 69.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 284.91°, with 80.3% 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 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.8.

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Relative luminance0.221

Complementary

  1. #c248eb
  2. #71eb48

Split complementary

  1. #c248eb
  2. #c3eb48
  3. #48eb71

Analogous

  1. #7148eb
  2. #c248eb
  3. #eb48c3

Triadic

  1. #c248eb
  2. #ebc248
  3. #48ebc2

Tetradic

  1. #c248eb
  2. #eb4871
  3. #71eb48
  4. #48ebc2

Square

  1. #c248eb
  2. #eb7148
  3. #71eb48
  4. #48c3eb

Monochromatic

  1. #6c0f8b
  2. #a117d0
  3. #c248eb
  4. #d98df3
  5. #f0d2fa

Shades

#c248eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c248eb
  2. #af41d4
  3. #9b3abc
  4. #8832a5
  5. #742b8d
  6. #612476
  7. #4e1d5e
  8. #3a1647
  9. #270e2f
  10. #130718
  11. #000000

Tints

#c248eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c248eb
  2. #c85aed
  3. #ce6def
  4. #d47ff1
  5. #da91f3
  6. #e1a4f5
  7. #e7b6f7
  8. #edc8f9
  9. #f3dafb
  10. #f9edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c248eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c248eb
  2. #bb4ee0
  3. #b553d6
  4. #ae59cb
  5. #a85ec0
  6. #a164b6
  7. #9a6aab
  8. #946fa0
  9. #8d7595
  10. #877a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f6fb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007af0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4885e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf6995 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d6aee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a71e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c05dbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c248eb {
  color: #c248eb;
}
Background
.bg-c248eb {
  background-color: #c248eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c248eb {
  border: 2px solid #c248eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c248eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 72 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 80% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c248eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c248eb, #eb48c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c248eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 72 235 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.80 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.21 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.81 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.83 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.83 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.59 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.86 #3db714 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c248eb  rgb(194, 72, 235)  hsl(285, 80%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#71eb48  rgb(113, 235, 72)  hsl(105, 80%, 60%)  Neon Green
#ebc248  rgb(235, 194, 72)  hsl(45, 80%, 60%)  Saffron
#48ebc2  rgb(72, 235, 194)  hsl(165, 80%, 60%)  Aquamarine