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#C44AFE

#c44afe ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c44afe is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 29.02% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.83% cyan, 70.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 280.67°, with 98.9% saturation and 64.31% 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 5.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.06.

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Relative luminance0.2379

Complementary

  1. #c44afe
  2. #84fe4a

Split complementary

  1. #c44afe
  2. #defe4a
  3. #4afe6a

Analogous

  1. #6a4afe
  2. #c44afe
  3. #fe4ade

Triadic

  1. #c44afe
  2. #fec44a
  3. #4afec4

Tetradic

  1. #c44afe
  2. #fe4a84
  3. #84fe4a
  4. #4afec4

Square

  1. #c44afe
  2. #fe6a4a
  3. #84fe4a
  4. #4adefe

Monochromatic

  1. #7601ae
  2. #aa01fa
  3. #c44afe
  4. #dd96fe
  5. #f6e2ff

Shades

#c44afe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c44afe
  2. #b043e5
  3. #9d3bcb
  4. #8934b2
  5. #762c98
  6. #62257f
  7. #4e1e66
  8. #3b164c
  9. #270f33
  10. #140719
  11. #000000

Tints

#c44afe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c44afe
  2. #ca5cfe
  3. #d06efe
  4. #d680fe
  5. #dc92fe
  6. #e2a5ff
  7. #e7b7ff
  8. #edc9ff
  9. #f3dbff
  10. #f9edff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c44afe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c44afe
  2. #bd4ff1
  3. #b655e5
  4. #b05ad8
  5. #a960cc
  6. #a265bf
  7. #9b6ab2
  8. #9470a6
  9. #8e7599
  10. #877b8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a273c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0080ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3588fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd72a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #796eff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8774fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c064cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c44afe {
  color: #c44afe;
}
Background
.bg-c44afe {
  background-color: #c44afe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c44afe {
  border: 2px solid #c44afe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c44afe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 74 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 99% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c44afe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c44afe, #fe4ade);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c44afe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 74 254 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.06 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.67 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.61 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.61 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.66 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.76 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.90 #3bb501 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c44afe  rgb(196, 74, 254)  hsl(281, 99%, 64%)  Medium Orchid
#84fe4a  rgb(132, 254, 74)  hsl(101, 99%, 64%)  Lawn Green
#fec44a  rgb(254, 196, 74)  hsl(41, 99%, 64%)  Amber
#4afec4  rgb(74, 254, 196)  hsl(161, 99%, 64%)  Aquamarine