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#C262CB

#c262cb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c262cb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 38.43% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.43% cyan, 51.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 294.86°, with 50.24% 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 5.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.17.

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Relative luminance0.2452

Complementary

  1. #c262cb
  2. #6bcb62

Split complementary

  1. #c262cb
  2. #9fcb62
  3. #62cb8e

Analogous

  1. #8e62cb
  2. #c262cb
  3. #cb629f

Triadic

  1. #c262cb
  2. #cbc262
  3. #62cbc2

Tetradic

  1. #c262cb
  2. #cb626b
  3. #6bcb62
  4. #62cbc2

Square

  1. #c262cb
  2. #cb8e62
  3. #6bcb62
  4. #629fcb

Monochromatic

  1. #69256f
  2. #9f38a9
  3. #c262cb
  4. #d89bde
  5. #efd5f1

Shades

#c262cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c262cb
  2. #af58b7
  3. #9b4ea2
  4. #88458e
  5. #743b7a
  6. #613166
  7. #4e2751
  8. #3a1d3d
  9. #271429
  10. #130a14
  11. #000000

Tints

#c262cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c262cb
  2. #c872d0
  3. #ce81d5
  4. #d491db
  5. #daa1e0
  6. #e1b1e5
  7. #e7c0ea
  8. #edd0ef
  9. #f3e0f5
  10. #f9effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c262cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c262cb
  2. #bb65c4
  3. #b568bc
  4. #ae6bb5
  5. #a86ead
  6. #a171a6
  7. #9a749e
  8. #947797
  9. #8d7a8f
  10. #877d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a27aa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5480ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #728cc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c56f8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e75cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #987dc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c46aaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c262cb {
  color: #c262cb;
}
Background
.bg-c262cb {
  background-color: #c262cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c262cb {
  border: 2px solid #c262cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c262cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 98 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 50% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c262cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c262cb, #cb629f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c262cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 98 203 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.17 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.80 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.77 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.48 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.14 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.22 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.58 #3d9d34 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c262cb  rgb(194, 98, 203)  hsl(295, 50%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#6bcb62  rgb(107, 203, 98)  hsl(115, 50%, 59%)  Mantis
#cbc262  rgb(203, 194, 98)  hsl(55, 50%, 59%)  Dark Khaki
#62cbc2  rgb(98, 203, 194)  hsl(175, 50%, 59%)  Medium Turquoise