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#C35AED

#c35aed ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c35aed is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.47% red, 35.29% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.72% cyan, 62.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 282.86°, with 80.33% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.26.

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Relative luminance0.2503

Complementary

  1. #c35aed
  2. #84ed5a

Split complementary

  1. #c35aed
  2. #cded5a
  3. #5aed7a

Analogous

  1. #7a5aed
  2. #c35aed
  3. #ed5acd

Triadic

  1. #c35aed
  2. #edc35a
  3. #5aedc3

Tetradic

  1. #c35aed
  2. #ed5a84
  3. #84ed5a
  4. #5aedc3

Square

  1. #c35aed
  2. #ed7a5a
  3. #84ed5a
  4. #5acded

Monochromatic

  1. #75119d
  2. #a819e2
  3. #c35aed
  4. #dc9ff5
  5. #f5e4fc

Shades

#c35aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c35aed
  2. #b051d5
  3. #9c48be
  4. #893fa6
  5. #75368e
  6. #622d77
  7. #4e245f
  8. #3b1b47
  9. #27122f
  10. #140918
  11. #000000

Tints

#c35aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c35aed
  2. #c96bef
  3. #cf7bf1
  4. #d58cf2
  5. #db9cf4
  6. #e1adf6
  7. #e7bdf8
  8. #edcefa
  9. #f3defb
  10. #f9effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c35aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c35aed
  2. #bc5ee2
  3. #b662d7
  4. #af65cc
  5. #a869c1
  6. #a26db7
  7. #9b71ac
  8. #9475a1
  9. #8d7896
  10. #877c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a379ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2483f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #578ce9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0759c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8375f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f7beb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c16bc2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c35aed {
  color: #c35aed;
}
Background
.bg-c35aed {
  background-color: #c35aed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c35aed {
  border: 2px solid #c35aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c35aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 90 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 80% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c35aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c35aed, #ed5acd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c35aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 90 237 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.26 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.68 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.27 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.52 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.71 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.71 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.85 #3ca512 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c35aed  rgb(195, 90, 237)  hsl(283, 80%, 64%)  Medium Orchid
#84ed5a  rgb(132, 237, 90)  hsl(103, 80%, 64%)  Inchworm
#edc35a  rgb(237, 195, 90)  hsl(43, 80%, 64%)  Meat Brown
#5aedc3  rgb(90, 237, 195)  hsl(163, 80%, 64%)  Aquamarine