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#C258BD

#c258bd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c258bd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 34.51% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 54.64% magenta, 2.58% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 302.83°, with 46.49% saturation and 55.29% 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 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.89.

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Relative luminance0.2212

Complementary

  1. #c258bd
  2. #58c25d

Split complementary

  1. #c258bd
  2. #88c258
  3. #58c292

Analogous

  1. #9258c2
  2. #c258bd
  3. #c25888

Triadic

  1. #c258bd
  2. #bdc258
  3. #58bdc2

Tetradic

  1. #c258bd
  2. #c25d58
  3. #58c25d
  4. #58bdc2

Square

  1. #c258bd
  2. #c29258
  3. #58c25d
  4. #5888c2

Monochromatic

  1. #5e235c
  2. #973792
  3. #c258bd
  4. #d690d3
  5. #ebc8e9

Shades

#c258bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c258bd
  2. #af4faa
  3. #9b4697
  4. #883e84
  5. #743571
  6. #612c5f
  7. #4e234c
  8. #3a1a39
  9. #271226
  10. #130913
  11. #000000

Tints

#c258bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c258bd
  2. #c869c4
  3. #ce79ca
  4. #d48ad1
  5. #da9bd7
  6. #e1acde
  7. #e7bce5
  8. #edcdeb
  9. #f3def2
  10. #f9eef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c258bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c258bd
  2. #bb5cb7
  3. #b560b1
  4. #ae64ab
  5. #a868a5
  6. #a16c9f
  7. #9a7098
  8. #947492
  9. #8d788c
  10. #877c86
  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 #9f739d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5078c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7187ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c86382 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c6dbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9877bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c65f9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c258bd {
  color: #c258bd;
}
Background
.bg-c258bd {
  background-color: #c258bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c258bd {
  border: 2px solid #c258bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c258bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 88 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 303 46% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c258bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c258bd, #c25888);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c258bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 88 189 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.89 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.77 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.83 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.10 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.32 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.74 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.28 #3da742 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c258bd  rgb(194, 88, 189)  hsl(303, 46%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#58c25d  rgb(88, 194, 93)  hsl(123, 46%, 55%)  Mantis
#bdc258  rgb(189, 194, 88)  hsl(63, 46%, 55%)  Dark Khaki
#58bdc2  rgb(88, 189, 194)  hsl(183, 46%, 55%)  Verdigris