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#C35DEC

#c35dec ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c35dec is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.47% red, 36.47% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.37% cyan, 60.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 282.8°, with 79.01% saturation and 64.51% 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 6.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.41.

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Web safe#cc66ff
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Relative luminance0.2549

Complementary

  1. #c35dec
  2. #86ec5d

Split complementary

  1. #c35dec
  2. #cdec5d
  3. #5dec7c

Analogous

  1. #7c5dec
  2. #c35dec
  3. #ec5dcd

Triadic

  1. #c35dec
  2. #ecc35d
  3. #5decc3

Tetradic

  1. #c35dec
  2. #ec5d86
  3. #86ec5d
  4. #5decc3

Square

  1. #c35dec
  2. #ec7c5d
  3. #86ec5d
  4. #5dcdec

Monochromatic

  1. #76129e
  2. #a91ae2
  3. #c35dec
  4. #dca1f4
  5. #f6e6fc

Shades

#c35dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c35dec
  2. #b054d4
  3. #9c4abd
  4. #8941a5
  5. #75388e
  6. #622f76
  7. #4e255e
  8. #3b1c47
  9. #27132f
  10. #140918
  11. #000000

Tints

#c35dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c35dec
  2. #c96dee
  3. #cf7df0
  4. #d58ef2
  5. #db9ef4
  6. #e1aef6
  7. #e7bef7
  8. #edcef9
  9. #f3dffb
  10. #f9effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c35dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c35dec
  2. #bc61e1
  3. #b664d6
  4. #af68cc
  5. #a86bc1
  6. #a26fb6
  7. #9b72ab
  8. #9476a0
  9. #8d7996
  10. #877d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a47bba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d84f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b8de9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0779c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8577ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #907dea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c16dc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c35dec {
  color: #c35dec;
}
Background
.bg-c35dec {
  background-color: #c35dec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c35dec {
  border: 2px solid #c35dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c35dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 93 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 79% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c35dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c35dec, #ec5dcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c35dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 93 236 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.41 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.25 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.99 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.20 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.41 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.85 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.85 #3ca213 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c35dec  rgb(195, 93, 236)  hsl(283, 79%, 65%)  Medium Orchid
#86ec5d  rgb(134, 236, 93)  hsl(103, 79%, 65%)  Inchworm
#ecc35d  rgb(236, 195, 93)  hsl(43, 79%, 65%)  Meat Brown
#5decc3  rgb(93, 236, 195)  hsl(163, 79%, 65%)  Aquamarine