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#C262E5

#c262e5 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c262e5 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 38.43% green and 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.28% cyan, 57.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 283.97°, with 71.58% saturation and 64.12% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.24.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2586

Complementary

  1. #c262e5
  2. #85e562

Split complementary

  1. #c262e5
  2. #c7e562
  3. #62e581

Analogous

  1. #8162e5
  2. #c262e5
  3. #e562c7

Triadic

  1. #c262e5
  2. #e5c262
  3. #62e5c2

Tetradic

  1. #c262e5
  2. #e56285
  3. #85e562
  4. #62e5c2

Square

  1. #c262e5
  2. #e58162
  3. #85e562
  4. #62c7e5

Monochromatic

  1. #741995
  2. #a724d7
  3. #c262e5
  4. #dca4f0
  5. #f5e5fb

Shades

#c262e5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c262e5
  2. #af58ce
  3. #9b4eb7
  4. #8845a0
  5. #743b89
  6. #613173
  7. #4e275c
  8. #3a1d45
  9. #27142e
  10. #130a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#c262e5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c262e5
  2. #c872e8
  3. #ce81ea
  4. #d491ed
  5. #daa1ef
  6. #e1b1f2
  7. #e7c0f5
  8. #edd0f7
  9. #f3e0fa
  10. #f9effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c262e5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c262e5
  2. #bb65db
  3. #b568d1
  4. #ae6bc7
  5. #a86ebd
  6. #a171b3
  7. #9a74a8
  8. #94779e
  9. #8d7a94
  10. #877d8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a47db6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f85e9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #638ee2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0789a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8879e8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #937fe3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c170bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c262e5 {
  color: #c262e5;
}
Background
.bg-c262e5 {
  background-color: #c262e5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c262e5 {
  border: 2px solid #c262e5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c262e5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 98 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 72% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c262e5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c262e5, #e562c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c262e5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 98 229 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.24 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.93 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.93 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.35 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.84 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.31 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.35 #3d9d1a Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c262e5  rgb(194, 98, 229)  hsl(284, 72%, 64%)  Medium Orchid
#85e562  rgb(133, 229, 98)  hsl(104, 72%, 64%)  Pastel Green
#e5c262  rgb(229, 194, 98)  hsl(44, 72%, 64%)  Meat Brown
#62e5c2  rgb(98, 229, 194)  hsl(164, 72%, 64%)  Medium Aquamarine