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#C268EA

#c268ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c268ea is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 40.78% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.09% cyan, 55.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 281.54°, with 75.58% saturation and 66.27% 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 6.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.65.

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Relative luminance0.2731

Complementary

  1. #c268ea
  2. #90ea68

Split complementary

  1. #c268ea
  2. #d1ea68
  3. #68ea81

Analogous

  1. #8168ea
  2. #c268ea
  3. #ea68d1

Triadic

  1. #c268ea
  2. #eac268
  3. #68eac2

Tetradic

  1. #c268ea
  2. #ea6890
  3. #90ea68
  4. #68eac2

Square

  1. #c268ea
  2. #ea8168
  3. #90ea68
  4. #68d1ea

Monochromatic

  1. #7717a2
  2. #a725e1
  3. #c268ea
  4. #ddabf3
  5. #f8edfd

Shades

#c268ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c268ea
  2. #af5ed3
  3. #9b53bb
  4. #8849a4
  5. #743e8c
  6. #613475
  7. #4e2a5e
  8. #3a1f46
  9. #27152f
  10. #130a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#c268ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c268ea
  2. #c877ec
  3. #ce86ee
  4. #d495f0
  5. #daa4f2
  6. #e1b4f5
  7. #e7c3f7
  8. #edd2f9
  9. #f3e1fb
  10. #f9f0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c268ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c268ea
  2. #bb6adf
  3. #b56dd5
  4. #ae6fca
  5. #a872c0
  6. #a174b5
  7. #9a76aa
  8. #9479a0
  9. #8d7b95
  10. #877e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a681ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #458aee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6591e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf7e9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #897ded ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9383e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c076c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c268ea {
  color: #c268ea;
}
Background
.bg-c268ea {
  background-color: #c268ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c268ea {
  border: 2px solid #c268ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c268ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 104 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 76% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c268ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c268ea, #ea68d1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c268ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 104 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.65 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 5.93 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.96 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.24 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.19 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.98 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.85 #3d9715 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c268ea  rgb(194, 104, 234)  hsl(282, 76%, 66%)  Medium Orchid
#90ea68  rgb(144, 234, 104)  hsl(102, 76%, 66%)  Inchworm
#eac268  rgb(234, 194, 104)  hsl(42, 76%, 66%)  Meat Brown
#68eac2  rgb(104, 234, 194)  hsl(162, 76%, 66%)  Aquamarine