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#C457FA

#c457fa ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c457fa is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 34.12% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.6% cyan, 65.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 280.12°, with 94.22% saturation and 66.08% 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 6.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.81.

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Relative luminance0.2545

Complementary

  1. #c457fa
  2. #8dfa57

Split complementary

  1. #c457fa
  2. #dffa57
  3. #57fa72

Analogous

  1. #7257fa
  2. #c457fa
  3. #fa57df

Triadic

  1. #c457fa
  2. #fac457
  3. #57fac4

Tetradic

  1. #c457fa
  2. #fa578d
  3. #8dfa57
  4. #57fac4

Square

  1. #c457fa
  2. #fa7257
  3. #8dfa57
  4. #57dffa

Monochromatic

  1. #7905b3
  2. #aa0df8
  3. #c457fa
  4. #dea1fc
  5. #f8ebfe

Shades

#c457fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c457fa
  2. #b04ee1
  3. #9d46c8
  4. #893daf
  5. #763496
  6. #622c7d
  7. #4e2364
  8. #3b1a4b
  9. #271132
  10. #140919
  11. #000000

Tints

#c457fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c457fa
  2. #ca68fb
  3. #d079fb
  4. #d689fc
  5. #dc9afc
  6. #e2abfd
  7. #e7bcfd
  8. #edcdfe
  9. #f3ddfe
  10. #f9eeff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c457fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c457fa
  2. #bd5bee
  3. #b65fe2
  4. #b063d5
  5. #a967c9
  6. #a26cbd
  7. #9b70b1
  8. #9474a5
  9. #8e7898
  10. #877c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a479c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0085ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #498cf6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be78a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f75fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c7bf8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c06ccb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c457fa {
  color: #c457fa;
}
Background
.bg-c457fa {
  background-color: #c457fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c457fa {
  border: 2px solid #c457fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c457fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 87 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 94% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c457fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c457fa, #fa57df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c457fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 87 250 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.81 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.83 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.65 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.65 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.70 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.16 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.43 #3ba805 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c457fa  rgb(196, 87, 250)  hsl(280, 94%, 66%)  Medium Orchid
#8dfa57  rgb(141, 250, 87)  hsl(100, 94%, 66%)  Lawn Green
#fac457  rgb(250, 196, 87)  hsl(40, 94%, 66%)  Saffron
#57fac4  rgb(87, 250, 196)  hsl(160, 94%, 66%)  Aquamarine