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#C459FB

#c459fb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c459fb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 34.9% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.91% cyan, 64.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 279.63°, with 95.29% saturation and 66.67% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. 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 6.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.05.

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Relative luminance0.2585

Complementary

  1. #c459fb
  2. #90fb59

Split complementary

  1. #c459fb
  2. #e1fb59
  3. #59fb73

Analogous

  1. #7359fb
  2. #c459fb
  3. #fb59e1

Triadic

  1. #c459fb
  2. #fbc459
  3. #59fbc4

Tetradic

  1. #c459fb
  2. #fb5990
  3. #90fb59
  4. #59fbc4

Square

  1. #c459fb
  2. #fb7359
  3. #90fb59
  4. #59e1fb

Monochromatic

  1. #7a04b7
  2. #a90ef9
  3. #c459fb
  4. #dfa4fd
  5. #f8ebff

Shades

#c459fb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c459fb
  2. #b050e2
  3. #9d47c9
  4. #893eb0
  5. #763597
  6. #622d7e
  7. #4e2464
  8. #3b1b4b
  9. #271232
  10. #140919
  11. #000000

Tints

#c459fb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c459fb
  2. #ca6afb
  3. #d07afc
  4. #d68bfc
  5. #dc9bfd
  6. #e2acfd
  7. #e7bdfd
  8. #edcdfe
  9. #f3defe
  10. #f9eeff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c459fb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c459fb
  2. #bd5def
  3. #b661e2
  4. #b065d6
  5. #a969ca
  6. #a26dbe
  7. #9b70b1
  8. #9474a5
  9. #8e7899
  10. #877c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a57ac2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0086ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a8df7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be79a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8076fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c7cf9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c06ecc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c459fb {
  color: #c459fb;
}
Background
.bg-c459fb {
  background-color: #c459fb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c459fb {
  border: 2px solid #c459fb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c459fb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 89 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 95% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c459fb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c459fb, #fb59e1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c459fb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 89 251 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.05 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.54 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.75 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.75 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.06 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.19 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.21 #3ba604 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c459fb  rgb(196, 89, 251)  hsl(280, 95%, 67%)  Medium Orchid
#90fb59  rgb(144, 251, 89)  hsl(100, 95%, 67%)  Lawn Green
#fbc459  rgb(251, 196, 89)  hsl(40, 95%, 67%)  Meat Brown
#59fbc4  rgb(89, 251, 196)  hsl(160, 95%, 67%)  Aquamarine