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#C453EA

#c453ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c453ea is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 32.55% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.24% cyan, 64.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 284.9°, with 78.24% saturation and 62.16% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.52.

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Relative luminance0.2386

Complementary

  1. #c453ea
  2. #79ea53

Split complementary

  1. #c453ea
  2. #c5ea53
  3. #53ea79

Analogous

  1. #7953ea
  2. #c453ea
  3. #ea53c5

Triadic

  1. #c453ea
  2. #eac453
  3. #53eac4

Tetradic

  1. #c453ea
  2. #ea5379
  3. #79ea53
  4. #53eac4

Square

  1. #c453ea
  2. #ea7953
  3. #79ea53
  4. #53c5ea

Monochromatic

  1. #721292
  2. #a71ad6
  3. #c453ea
  4. #db97f2
  5. #f3dbfb

Shades

#c453ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c453ea
  2. #b04bd3
  3. #9d42bb
  4. #893aa4
  5. #76328c
  6. #622a75
  7. #4e215e
  8. #3b1946
  9. #27112f
  10. #140817
  11. #000000

Tints

#c453ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c453ea
  2. #ca64ec
  3. #d075ee
  4. #d687f0
  5. #dc98f2
  6. #e2a9f5
  7. #e7baf7
  8. #edcbf9
  9. #f3ddfb
  10. #f9eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c453ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c453ea
  2. #bd58df
  3. #b65cd5
  4. #b061ca
  5. #a965c0
  6. #a26ab5
  7. #9b6eaa
  8. #9473a0
  9. #8e7795
  10. #877c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a375b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #137fef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5489e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c26f98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8270ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f77e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c365be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c453ea {
  color: #c453ea;
}
Background
.bg-c453ea {
  background-color: #c453ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c453ea {
  border: 2px solid #c453ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c453ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 83 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 78% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c453ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c453ea, #ea53c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c453ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 83 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.52 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.18 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.39 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.39 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.46 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.72 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.35 #3bac15 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c453ea  rgb(196, 83, 234)  hsl(285, 78%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#79ea53  rgb(121, 234, 83)  hsl(105, 78%, 62%)  Lawn Green
#eac453  rgb(234, 196, 83)  hsl(45, 78%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#53eac4  rgb(83, 234, 196)  hsl(165, 78%, 62%)  Aquamarine