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#C545DD

#c545dd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c545dd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 27.06% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.86% cyan, 68.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 290.53°, with 69.09% saturation and 56.86% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.8.

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Relative luminance0.2135

Complementary

  1. #c545dd
  2. #5ddd45

Split complementary

  1. #c545dd
  2. #a9dd45
  3. #45dd79

Analogous

  1. #7945dd
  2. #c545dd
  3. #dd45a9

Triadic

  1. #c545dd
  2. #ddc545
  3. #45ddc5

Tetradic

  1. #c545dd
  2. #dd455d
  3. #5ddd45
  4. #45ddc5

Square

  1. #c545dd
  2. #dd7945
  3. #5ddd45
  4. #45a9dd

Monochromatic

  1. #651574
  2. #9d21b4
  3. #c545dd
  4. #d986e9
  5. #edc6f5

Shades

#c545dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c545dd
  2. #b13ec7
  3. #9e37b1
  4. #8a309b
  5. #762985
  6. #63236f
  7. #4f1c58
  8. #3b1542
  9. #270e2c
  10. #140716
  11. #000000

Tints

#c545dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c545dd
  2. #cb58e0
  3. #d16ae4
  4. #d67de7
  5. #dc8feb
  6. #e2a2ee
  7. #e8b5f1
  8. #eec7f5
  9. #f3daf8
  10. #f9ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c545dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c545dd
  2. #be4bd4
  3. #b751ca
  4. #b057c1
  5. #a95db8
  6. #a363af
  7. #9c68a5
  8. #956e9c
  9. #8e7493
  10. #877a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a06dad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5584d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6618c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8266e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9070db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c657b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c545dd {
  color: #c545dd;
}
Background
.bg-c545dd {
  background-color: #c545dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c545dd {
  border: 2px solid #c545dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c545dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 69 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 69% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c545dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c545dd, #dd45a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c545dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 69 221 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.80 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.02 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.79 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.79 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.17 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.67 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.49 #3aba22 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c545dd  rgb(197, 69, 221)  hsl(291, 69%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#5ddd45  rgb(93, 221, 69)  hsl(111, 69%, 57%)  Malachite
#ddc545  rgb(221, 197, 69)  hsl(51, 69%, 57%)  Old Gold
#45ddc5  rgb(69, 221, 197)  hsl(171, 69%, 57%)  Turquoise