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#C43CED

#c43ced ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c43ced is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 23.53% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.3% cyan, 74.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 286.1°, with 83.1% saturation and 58.24% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.76.

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Relative luminance0.2108

Complementary

  1. #c43ced
  2. #65ed3c

Split complementary

  1. #c43ced
  2. #beed3c
  3. #3ced6c

Analogous

  1. #6c3ced
  2. #c43ced
  3. #ed3cbe

Triadic

  1. #c43ced
  2. #edc43c
  3. #3cedc4

Tetradic

  1. #c43ced
  2. #ed3c65
  3. #65ed3c
  4. #3cedc4

Square

  1. #c43ced
  2. #ed6c3c
  3. #65ed3c
  4. #3cbeed

Monochromatic

  1. #680c84
  2. #9f13ca
  3. #c43ced
  4. #d982f3
  5. #eec8fa

Shades

#c43ced mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c43ced
  2. #b036d5
  3. #9d30be
  4. #892aa6
  5. #76248e
  6. #621e77
  7. #4e185f
  8. #3b1247
  9. #270c2f
  10. #140618
  11. #000000

Tints

#c43ced mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c43ced
  2. #ca50ef
  3. #d063f1
  4. #d677f2
  5. #dc8af4
  6. #e29ef6
  7. #e7b1f8
  8. #edc5fa
  9. #f3d8fb
  10. #f9ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c43ced mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c43ced
  2. #bd43e2
  3. #b64ad7
  4. #b050cc
  5. #a957c1
  6. #a25eb7
  7. #9b65ac
  8. #946ca1
  9. #8e7296
  10. #87798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f6ab6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e83e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c26393 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a64f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #896deb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c356be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c43ced {
  color: #c43ced;
}
Background
.bg-c43ced {
  background-color: #c43ced;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c43ced {
  border: 2px solid #c43ced;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c43ced;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 60 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 83% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c43ced {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c43ced, #ed3cbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c43ced {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 60 237 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.76 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.82 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.95 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.95 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.78 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.86 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.97 #3bc312 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c43ced  rgb(196, 60, 237)  hsl(286, 83%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#65ed3c  rgb(101, 237, 60)  hsl(106, 83%, 58%)  Neon Green
#edc43c  rgb(237, 196, 60)  hsl(46, 83%, 58%)  Saffron
#3cedc4  rgb(60, 237, 196)  hsl(166, 83%, 58%)  Aquamarine