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#C422CD

#c422cd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c422cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 13.33% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.39% cyan, 83.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 296.84°, with 71.55% saturation and 46.86% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.87.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1729

Complementary

  1. #c422cd
  2. #2bcd22

Split complementary

  1. #c422cd
  2. #80cd22
  3. #22cd6e

Analogous

  1. #6e22cd
  2. #c422cd
  3. #cd2280

Triadic

  1. #c422cd
  2. #cdc422
  3. #22cdc4

Tetradic

  1. #c422cd
  2. #cd222b
  3. #2bcd22
  4. #22cdc4

Square

  1. #c422cd
  2. #cd6e22
  3. #2bcd22
  4. #2280cd

Monochromatic

  1. #470c4a
  2. #85178b
  3. #c422cd
  4. #dc58e3
  5. #ea9aee

Shades

#c422cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c422cd
  2. #b01fb9
  3. #9d1ba4
  4. #891890
  5. #76147b
  6. #621167
  7. #4e0e52
  8. #3b0a3e
  9. #270729
  10. #140315
  11. #000000

Tints

#c422cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c422cd
  2. #ca38d2
  3. #d04ed7
  4. #d664dc
  5. #dc7ae1
  6. #e291e6
  7. #e7a7eb
  8. #edbdf0
  9. #f3d3f5
  10. #f9e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c422cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c422cd
  2. #bd2bc5
  3. #b635be
  4. #b03eb6
  5. #a948ae
  6. #a251a7
  7. #9b5a9f
  8. #946497
  9. #8e6d8f
  10. #877788
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5d9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f7ac9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9467b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d54d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d62cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c73ba2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c422cd {
  color: #c422cd;
}
Background
.bg-c422cd {
  background-color: #c422cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c422cd {
  border: 2px solid #c422cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c422cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 34 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 72% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c422cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c422cd, #cd2280);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c422cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 34 205 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.87 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.90 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.73 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.33 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.14 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.56 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 11.20 #3bdd32 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c422cd  rgb(196, 34, 205)  hsl(297, 72%, 47%)  Medium Orchid
#2bcd22  rgb(43, 205, 34)  hsl(117, 72%, 47%)  Lime Green
#cdc422  rgb(205, 196, 34)  hsl(57, 72%, 47%)  Citrine
#22cdc4  rgb(34, 205, 196)  hsl(177, 72%, 47%)  Medium Turquoise