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#C528CF

#c528cf ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c528cf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 15.69% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.83% cyan, 80.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 296.41°, with 67.61% saturation and 48.43% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.19.

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Relative luminance0.1789

Complementary

  1. #c528cf
  2. #32cf28

Split complementary

  1. #c528cf
  2. #85cf28
  3. #28cf72

Analogous

  1. #7228cf
  2. #c528cf
  3. #cf2885

Triadic

  1. #c528cf
  2. #cfc528
  3. #28cfc5

Tetradic

  1. #c528cf
  2. #cf2832
  3. #32cf28
  4. #28cfc5

Square

  1. #c528cf
  2. #cf7228
  3. #32cf28
  4. #2885cf

Monochromatic

  1. #4b0f4f
  2. #881c8f
  3. #c528cf
  4. #d963e1
  5. #e9a3ed

Shades

#c528cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c528cf
  2. #b124ba
  3. #9e20a6
  4. #8a1c91
  5. #76187c
  6. #631468
  7. #4f1053
  8. #3b0c3e
  9. #270829
  10. #140415
  11. #000000

Tints

#c528cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c528cf
  2. #cb3ed4
  3. #d153d9
  4. #d669dd
  5. #dc7ee2
  6. #e294e7
  7. #e8a9ec
  8. #eebff1
  9. #f3d4f5
  10. #f9eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c528cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c528cf
  2. #be31c7
  3. #b73abf
  4. #b042b7
  5. #a94baf
  6. #a354a8
  7. #9c5da0
  8. #956698
  9. #8e6e90
  10. #877788
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c60a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #507ccb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca4a7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f56d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e64cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c83fa4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c528cf {
  color: #c528cf;
}
Background
.bg-c528cf {
  background-color: #c528cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c528cf {
  border: 2px solid #c528cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c528cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 40 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 68% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c528cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c528cf, #cf2885);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c528cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 40 207 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.19 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.78 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.11 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.40 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.35 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 11.11 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.23 #3ad730 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c528cf  rgb(197, 40, 207)  hsl(296, 68%, 48%)  Medium Orchid
#32cf28  rgb(50, 207, 40)  hsl(116, 68%, 48%)  Lime Green
#cfc528  rgb(207, 197, 40)  hsl(56, 68%, 48%)  Citrine
#28cfc5  rgb(40, 207, 197)  hsl(176, 68%, 48%)  Medium Turquoise