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#C44CED

#c44ced ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c44ced is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 29.8% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.3% cyan, 67.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 284.72°, with 81.73% saturation and 61.37% 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 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.88.

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Relative luminance0.2302

Complementary

  1. #c44ced
  2. #75ed4c

Split complementary

  1. #c44ced
  2. #c5ed4c
  3. #4ced73

Analogous

  1. #734ced
  2. #c44ced
  3. #ed4cc5

Triadic

  1. #c44ced
  2. #edc44c
  3. #4cedc4

Tetradic

  1. #c44ced
  2. #ed4c75
  3. #75ed4c
  4. #4cedc4

Square

  1. #c44ced
  2. #ed734c
  3. #75ed4c
  4. #4cc5ed

Monochromatic

  1. #700f91
  2. #a616d7
  3. #c44ced
  4. #db91f4
  5. #f2d7fb

Shades

#c44ced mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c44ced
  2. #b044d5
  3. #9d3dbe
  4. #8935a6
  5. #762e8e
  6. #622677
  7. #4e1e5f
  8. #3b1747
  9. #270f2f
  10. #140818
  11. #000000

Tints

#c44ced mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c44ced
  2. #ca5eef
  3. #d070f1
  4. #d682f2
  5. #dc94f4
  6. #e2a6f6
  7. #e7b7f8
  8. #edc9fa
  9. #f3dbfb
  10. #f9edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c44ced mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c44ced
  2. #bd51e2
  3. #b656d7
  4. #b05ccc
  5. #a961c1
  6. #a266b7
  7. #9b6bac
  8. #9470a1
  9. #8e7696
  10. #877b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a272b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007df2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c87e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c16c97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f6cf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c74eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c261c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c44ced {
  color: #c44ced;
}
Background
.bg-c44ced {
  background-color: #c44ced;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c44ced {
  border: 2px solid #c44ced;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c44ced;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 76 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 82% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c44ced {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c44ced, #ed4cc5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c44ced {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 76 237 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.88 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.97 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.40 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.40 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.85 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.68 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.43 #3bb312 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c44ced  rgb(196, 76, 237)  hsl(285, 82%, 61%)  Medium Orchid
#75ed4c  rgb(117, 237, 76)  hsl(105, 82%, 61%)  Neon Green
#edc44c  rgb(237, 196, 76)  hsl(45, 82%, 61%)  Saffron
#4cedc4  rgb(76, 237, 196)  hsl(165, 82%, 61%)  Aquamarine