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#C262E6

#c262e6 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c262e6 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 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.65% cyan, 57.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 283.64°, with 72.53% saturation and 64.31% 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 6.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.33.

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Web safe#cc66ff
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Relative luminance0.2592

Complementary

  1. #c262e6
  2. #86e662

Split complementary

  1. #c262e6
  2. #c8e662
  3. #62e680

Analogous

  1. #8062e6
  2. #c262e6
  3. #e662c8

Triadic

  1. #c262e6
  2. #e6c262
  3. #62e6c2

Tetradic

  1. #c262e6
  2. #e66286
  3. #86e662
  4. #62e6c2

Square

  1. #c262e6
  2. #e68062
  3. #86e662
  4. #62c8e6

Monochromatic

  1. #741897
  2. #a723d9
  3. #c262e6
  4. #dca4f1
  5. #f5e6fb

Shades

#c262e6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c262e6
  2. #af58cf
  3. #9b4eb8
  4. #8845a1
  5. #743b8a
  6. #613173
  7. #4e275c
  8. #3a1d45
  9. #27142e
  10. #130a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#c262e6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c262e6
  2. #c872e9
  3. #ce81eb
  4. #d491ee
  5. #daa1f0
  6. #e1b1f3
  7. #e7c0f5
  8. #edd0f8
  9. #f3e0fa
  10. #f9effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c262e6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c262e6
  2. #bb65dc
  3. #b568d2
  4. #ae6bc7
  5. #a86ebd
  6. #a171b3
  7. #9a74a9
  8. #94779f
  9. #8d7a94
  10. #877d8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a47db7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e85ea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #628ee3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0789b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8879e9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #927fe4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c170be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c262e6 {
  color: #c262e6;
}
Background
.bg-c262e6 {
  background-color: #c262e6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c262e6 {
  border: 2px solid #c262e6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c262e6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 98 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 73% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c262e6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c262e6, #e662c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c262e6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 98 230 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.33 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.88 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.94 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.44 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.87 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.28 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.34 #3d9d19 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c262e6  rgb(194, 98, 230)  hsl(284, 73%, 64%)  Medium Orchid
#86e662  rgb(134, 230, 98)  hsl(104, 73%, 64%)  Pastel Green
#e6c262  rgb(230, 194, 98)  hsl(44, 73%, 64%)  Meat Brown
#62e6c2  rgb(98, 230, 194)  hsl(164, 73%, 64%)  Aquamarine