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#C465E8

#c465e8 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c465e8 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 39.61% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.52% cyan, 56.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 283.51°, with 74.01% saturation and 65.29% 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 6.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.09.

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Web safe#cc66ff
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Relative luminance0.2687

Complementary

  1. #c465e8
  2. #89e865

Split complementary

  1. #c465e8
  2. #cae865
  3. #65e882

Analogous

  1. #8265e8
  2. #c465e8
  3. #e865ca

Triadic

  1. #c465e8
  2. #e8c465
  3. #65e8c4

Tetradic

  1. #c465e8
  2. #e86589
  3. #89e865
  4. #65e8c4

Square

  1. #c465e8
  2. #e88265
  3. #89e865
  4. #65cae8

Monochromatic

  1. #78179d
  2. #aa22de
  3. #c465e8
  4. #dda8f2
  5. #f7eafc

Shades

#c465e8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c465e8
  2. #b05bd1
  3. #9d51ba
  4. #8947a2
  5. #763d8b
  6. #623374
  7. #4e285d
  8. #3b1e46
  9. #27142e
  10. #140a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#c465e8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c465e8
  2. #ca74ea
  3. #d084ed
  4. #d693ef
  5. #dca3f1
  6. #e2b2f4
  7. #e7c1f6
  8. #edd1f8
  9. #f3e0fa
  10. #f9f0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c465e8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c465e8
  2. #bd68de
  3. #b66ad3
  4. #b06dc9
  5. #a970be
  6. #a273b4
  7. #9b75aa
  8. #94789f
  9. #8e7b95
  10. #877d8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a67fb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4388ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6590e5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c27b9d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a7beb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9581e6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c373c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c465e8 {
  color: #c465e8;
}
Background
.bg-c465e8 {
  background-color: #c465e8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c465e8 {
  border: 2px solid #c465e8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c465e8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 101 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 74% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c465e8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c465e8, #e865ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c465e8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 101 232 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.09 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.12 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.48 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.99 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.32 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.32 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.32 #3b9a17 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c465e8  rgb(196, 101, 232)  hsl(284, 74%, 65%)  Medium Orchid
#89e865  rgb(137, 232, 101)  hsl(104, 74%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#e8c465  rgb(232, 196, 101)  hsl(44, 74%, 65%)  Meat Brown
#65e8c4  rgb(101, 232, 196)  hsl(164, 74%, 65%)  Aquamarine