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#C456EA

#c456ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c456ea is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 33.73% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.24% cyan, 63.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 284.59°, with 77.89% saturation and 62.75% 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 5.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.64.

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Relative luminance0.2433

Complementary

  1. #c456ea
  2. #7cea56

Split complementary

  1. #c456ea
  2. #c6ea56
  3. #56ea7a

Analogous

  1. #7a56ea
  2. #c456ea
  3. #ea56c6

Triadic

  1. #c456ea
  2. #eac456
  3. #56eac4

Tetradic

  1. #c456ea
  2. #ea567c
  3. #7cea56
  4. #56eac4

Square

  1. #c456ea
  2. #ea7a56
  3. #7cea56
  4. #56c6ea

Monochromatic

  1. #731295
  2. #a81bd9
  3. #c456ea
  4. #dc9af2
  5. #f4defb

Shades

#c456ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c456ea
  2. #b04dd3
  3. #9d45bb
  4. #893ca4
  5. #76348c
  6. #622b75
  7. #4e225e
  8. #3b1a46
  9. #27112f
  10. #140917
  11. #000000

Tints

#c456ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c456ea
  2. #ca67ec
  3. #d078ee
  4. #d689f0
  5. #dc9af2
  6. #e2abf5
  7. #e7bbf7
  8. #edccf9
  9. #f3ddfb
  10. #f9eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c456ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c456ea
  2. #bd5adf
  3. #b65ed5
  4. #b063ca
  5. #a967c0
  6. #a26bb5
  7. #9b6faa
  8. #9473a0
  9. #8e7895
  10. #877c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a377b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f81ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #578be6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c27199 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8472ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9079e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c367bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c456ea {
  color: #c456ea;
}
Background
.bg-c456ea {
  background-color: #c456ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c456ea {
  border: 2px solid #c456ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c456ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 86 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 78% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c456ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c456ea, #ea56c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c456ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 86 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.64 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.26 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.37 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.44 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.44 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.69 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.96 #3ba915 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c456ea  rgb(196, 86, 234)  hsl(285, 78%, 63%)  Medium Orchid
#7cea56  rgb(124, 234, 86)  hsl(105, 78%, 63%)  Pastel Green
#eac456  rgb(234, 196, 86)  hsl(45, 78%, 63%)  Meat Brown
#56eac4  rgb(86, 234, 196)  hsl(165, 78%, 63%)  Aquamarine