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#C331CE

#c331ce ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c331ce is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.47% red, 19.22% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.34% cyan, 76.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 295.8°, with 61.57% saturation and 50% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.44.

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Relative luminance0.1825

Complementary

  1. #c331ce
  2. #3cce31

Split complementary

  1. #c331ce
  2. #8ace31
  3. #31ce75

Analogous

  1. #7531ce
  2. #c331ce
  3. #ce318a

Triadic

  1. #c331ce
  2. #cec331
  3. #31cec3

Tetradic

  1. #c331ce
  2. #ce313c
  3. #3cce31
  4. #31cec3

Square

  1. #c331ce
  2. #ce7531
  3. #3cce31
  4. #318ace

Monochromatic

  1. #4e1452
  2. #892290
  3. #c331ce
  4. #d56fdd
  5. #e7adeb

Shades

#c331ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c331ce
  2. #b02cb9
  3. #9c27a5
  4. #892290
  5. #751d7c
  6. #621967
  7. #4e1452
  8. #3b0f3e
  9. #270a29
  10. #140515
  11. #000000

Tints

#c331ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c331ce
  2. #c946d3
  3. #cf5ad8
  4. #d56fdd
  5. #db83e2
  6. #e198e7
  7. #e7adeb
  8. #edc1f0
  9. #f3d6f5
  10. #f9eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c331ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c331ce
  2. #bc39c6
  3. #b641be
  4. #af49b7
  5. #a851af
  6. #a259a7
  7. #9b609f
  8. #946897
  9. #8d7090
  10. #877888
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b62a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #537cca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c74e7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f59d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e66cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c644a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c331ce {
  color: #c331ce;
}
Background
.bg-c331ce {
  background-color: #c331ce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c331ce {
  border: 2px solid #c331ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c331ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 49 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 62% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c331ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c331ce, #ce318a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c331ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 49 206 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.44 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.00 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.01 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.23 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.63 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.94 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 11.09 #3cce31 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c331ce  rgb(195, 49, 206)  hsl(296, 62%, 50%)  Medium Orchid
#3cce31  rgb(60, 206, 49)  hsl(116, 62%, 50%)  Lime Green
#cec331  rgb(206, 195, 49)  hsl(56, 62%, 50%)  Citrine
#31cec3  rgb(49, 206, 195)  hsl(176, 62%, 50%)  Medium Turquoise