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#C256D7

#c256d7 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c256d7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 33.73% green and 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.77% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 290.23°, with 61.72% saturation and 59.02% 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 5.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 1.6.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2303

Complementary

  1. #c256d7
  2. #6bd756

Split complementary

  1. #c256d7
  2. #acd756
  3. #56d781

Analogous

  1. #8156d7
  2. #c256d7
  3. #d756ac

Triadic

  1. #c256d7
  2. #d7c256
  3. #56d7c2

Tetradic

  1. #c256d7
  2. #d7566b
  3. #6bd756
  4. #56d7c2

Square

  1. #c256d7
  2. #d78156
  3. #6bd756
  4. #56acd7

Monochromatic

  1. #691c78
  2. #9f2bb6
  3. #c256d7
  4. #d894e6
  5. #efd2f4

Shades

#c256d7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c256d7
  2. #af4dc2
  3. #9b45ac
  4. #883c97
  5. #743481
  6. #612b6c
  7. #4e2256
  8. #3a1a41
  9. #27112b
  10. #130916
  11. #000000

Tints

#c256d7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c256d7
  2. #c867db
  3. #ce78df
  4. #d489e3
  5. #da9ae7
  6. #e1abeb
  7. #e7bbef
  8. #edccf3
  9. #f3ddf7
  10. #f9eefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c256d7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c256d7
  2. #bb5ace
  3. #b55ec6
  4. #ae63bd
  5. #a867b4
  6. #a16bac
  7. #9a6fa3
  8. #94739a
  9. #8d7891
  10. #877c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a174ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #397cdb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6288d4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c36a8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #866fd9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9377d5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c363b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c256d7 {
  color: #c256d7;
}
Background
.bg-c256d7 {
  background-color: #c256d7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c256d7 {
  border: 2px solid #c256d7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c256d7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 86 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 62% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c256d7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c256d7, #d756ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c256d7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 86 215 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 1.60 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.96 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.14 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.25 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.25 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.27 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.56 #3da928 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c256d7  rgb(194, 86, 215)  hsl(290, 62%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#6bd756  rgb(107, 215, 86)  hsl(110, 62%, 59%)  Pastel Green
#d7c256  rgb(215, 194, 86)  hsl(50, 62%, 59%)  Old Gold
#56d7c2  rgb(86, 215, 194)  hsl(170, 62%, 59%)  Turquoise