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#C357FB

#c357fb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c357fb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.47% red, 34.12% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.31% cyan, 65.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 279.51°, with 95.35% saturation and 66.27% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.93.

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Relative luminance0.2538

Complementary

  1. #c357fb
  2. #8ffb57

Split complementary

  1. #c357fb
  2. #e1fb57
  3. #57fb71

Analogous

  1. #7157fb
  2. #c357fb
  3. #fb57e1

Triadic

  1. #c357fb
  2. #fbc357
  3. #57fbc3

Tetradic

  1. #c357fb
  2. #fb578f
  3. #8ffb57
  4. #57fbc3

Square

  1. #c357fb
  2. #fb7157
  3. #8ffb57
  4. #57e1fb

Monochromatic

  1. #7804b5
  2. #a80cf9
  3. #c357fb
  4. #dea2fd
  5. #f8ebff

Shades

#c357fb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c357fb
  2. #b04ee2
  3. #9c46c9
  4. #893db0
  5. #753497
  6. #622c7e
  7. #4e2364
  8. #3b1a4b
  9. #271132
  10. #140919
  11. #000000

Tints

#c357fb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c357fb
  2. #c968fb
  3. #cf79fc
  4. #d589fc
  5. #db9afd
  6. #e1abfd
  7. #e7bcfd
  8. #edcdfe
  9. #f3ddfe
  10. #f9eeff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c357fb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c357fb
  2. #bc5bef
  3. #b65fe2
  4. #af63d6
  5. #a867ca
  6. #a26cbe
  7. #9b70b1
  8. #9474a5
  9. #8d7899
  10. #877c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a479c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0085ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #478cf7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc78a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e75fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a7af9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf6ccc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c357fb {
  color: #c357fb;
}
Background
.bg-c357fb {
  background-color: #c357fb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c357fb {
  border: 2px solid #c357fb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c357fb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 87 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 95% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c357fb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c357fb, #fb57e1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c357fb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 87 251 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.93 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.97 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.63 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.82 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.82 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.12 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.49 #3ca804 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c357fb  rgb(195, 87, 251)  hsl(280, 95%, 66%)  Medium Orchid
#8ffb57  rgb(143, 251, 87)  hsl(100, 95%, 66%)  Lawn Green
#fbc357  rgb(251, 195, 87)  hsl(40, 95%, 66%)  Meat Brown
#57fbc3  rgb(87, 251, 195)  hsl(160, 95%, 66%)  Aquamarine