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#C42ECE

#c42ece ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c42ece is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 18.04% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.85% cyan, 77.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 296.25°, with 63.49% saturation and 49.41% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.71.

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Relative luminance0.1815

Complementary

  1. #c42ece
  2. #38ce2e

Split complementary

  1. #c42ece
  2. #88ce2e
  3. #2ece74

Analogous

  1. #742ece
  2. #c42ece
  3. #ce2e88

Triadic

  1. #c42ece
  2. #cec42e
  3. #2ecec4

Tetradic

  1. #c42ece
  2. #ce2e38
  3. #38ce2e
  4. #2ecec4

Square

  1. #c42ece
  2. #ce742e
  3. #38ce2e
  4. #2e88ce

Monochromatic

  1. #4d1251
  2. #88208f
  3. #c42ece
  4. #d76bde
  5. #e8a9ec

Shades

#c42ece mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c42ece
  2. #b029b9
  3. #9d25a5
  4. #892090
  5. #761c7c
  6. #621767
  7. #4e1252
  8. #3b0e3e
  9. #270929
  10. #140515
  11. #000000

Tints

#c42ece mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c42ece
  2. #ca43d3
  3. #d058d8
  4. #d66ddd
  5. #dc82e2
  6. #e297e7
  7. #e7abeb
  8. #edc0f0
  9. #f3d5f5
  10. #f9eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c42ece mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c42ece
  2. #bd36c6
  3. #b63ebe
  4. #b047b7
  5. #a94faf
  6. #a257a7
  7. #9b5f9f
  8. #946797
  9. #8e7090
  10. #877888
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b61a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #537cca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c84d7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f58d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e66cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c742a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c42ece {
  color: #c42ece;
}
Background
.bg-c42ece {
  background-color: #c42ece;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c42ece {
  border: 2px solid #c42ece;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c42ece;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 46 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c42ece {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c42ece, #ce2e88);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c42ece {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 46 206 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.71 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.99 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.16 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.25 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.61 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.07 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 11.11 #3bd131 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c42ece  rgb(196, 46, 206)  hsl(296, 63%, 49%)  Medium Orchid
#38ce2e  rgb(56, 206, 46)  hsl(116, 63%, 49%)  Lime Green
#cec42e  rgb(206, 196, 46)  hsl(56, 63%, 49%)  Citrine
#2ecec4  rgb(46, 206, 196)  hsl(176, 63%, 49%)  Medium Turquoise