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#C45DEC

#c45dec ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c45dec is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 36.47% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.95% cyan, 60.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 283.22°, with 79.01% saturation and 64.51% 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 6.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.45.

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Web safe#cc66ff
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Relative luminance0.2562

Complementary

  1. #c45dec
  2. #85ec5d

Split complementary

  1. #c45dec
  2. #ccec5d
  3. #5dec7d

Analogous

  1. #7d5dec
  2. #c45dec
  3. #ec5dcc

Triadic

  1. #c45dec
  2. #ecc45d
  3. #5decc4

Tetradic

  1. #c45dec
  2. #ec5d85
  3. #85ec5d
  4. #5decc4

Square

  1. #c45dec
  2. #ec7d5d
  3. #85ec5d
  4. #5dccec

Monochromatic

  1. #77129e
  2. #aa1ae2
  3. #c45dec
  4. #dda1f4
  5. #f6e6fc

Shades

#c45dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c45dec
  2. #b054d4
  3. #9d4abd
  4. #8941a5
  5. #76388e
  6. #622f76
  7. #4e255e
  8. #3b1c47
  9. #27132f
  10. #140918
  11. #000000

Tints

#c45dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c45dec
  2. #ca6dee
  3. #d07df0
  4. #d68ef2
  5. #dc9ef4
  6. #e2aef6
  7. #e7bef7
  8. #edcef9
  9. #f3dffb
  10. #f9effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c45dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c45dec
  2. #bd61e1
  3. #b664d6
  4. #b068cc
  5. #a96bc1
  6. #a26fb6
  7. #9b72ab
  8. #9476a0
  9. #8e7996
  10. #877d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a57bba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e84f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b8de8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1769c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8677ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #917dea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c26dc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c45dec {
  color: #c45dec;
}
Background
.bg-c45dec {
  background-color: #c45dec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c45dec {
  border: 2px solid #c45dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c45dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 93 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 79% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c45dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c45dec, #ec5dcc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c45dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 93 236 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.45 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.12 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.98 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.26 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.34 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.71 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.71 #3ba213 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c45dec  rgb(196, 93, 236)  hsl(283, 79%, 65%)  Medium Orchid
#85ec5d  rgb(133, 236, 93)  hsl(103, 79%, 65%)  Inchworm
#ecc45d  rgb(236, 196, 93)  hsl(43, 79%, 65%)  Meat Brown
#5decc4  rgb(93, 236, 196)  hsl(163, 79%, 65%)  Aquamarine