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#C545EA

#c545ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c545ea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.81% cyan, 70.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 286.55°, with 79.71% saturation and 59.41% 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.83.

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Relative luminance0.2207

Complementary

  1. #c545ea
  2. #6aea45

Split complementary

  1. #c545ea
  2. #bcea45
  3. #45ea73

Analogous

  1. #7345ea
  2. #c545ea
  3. #ea45bc

Triadic

  1. #c545ea
  2. #eac545
  3. #45eac5

Tetradic

  1. #c545ea
  2. #ea456a
  3. #6aea45
  4. #45eac5

Square

  1. #c545ea
  2. #ea7345
  3. #6aea45
  4. #45bcea

Monochromatic

  1. #6c0f87
  2. #a317cc
  3. #c545ea
  4. #da8af2
  5. #f0cefa

Shades

#c545ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c545ea
  2. #b13ed3
  3. #9e37bb
  4. #8a30a4
  5. #76298c
  6. #632375
  7. #4f1c5e
  8. #3b1546
  9. #270e2f
  10. #140717
  11. #000000

Tints

#c545ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c545ea
  2. #cb58ec
  3. #d16aee
  4. #d67df0
  5. #dc8ff2
  6. #e2a2f5
  7. #e8b5f7
  8. #eec7f9
  9. #f3dafb
  10. #f9ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c545ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c545ea
  2. #be4bdf
  3. #b751d5
  4. #b057ca
  5. #a95dc0
  6. #a363b5
  7. #9c68aa
  8. #956ea0
  9. #8e7495
  10. #877a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a16eb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0079ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a85e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c46693 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f68ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d71e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c45bbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c545ea {
  color: #c545ea;
}
Background
.bg-c545ea {
  background-color: #c545ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c545ea {
  border: 2px solid #c545ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c545ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 69 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 80% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c545ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c545ea, #ea45bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c545ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 69 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.83 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.19 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.43 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.43 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.24 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.66 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.93 #3aba15 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c545ea  rgb(197, 69, 234)  hsl(287, 80%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#6aea45  rgb(106, 234, 69)  hsl(107, 80%, 59%)  Neon Green
#eac545  rgb(234, 197, 69)  hsl(47, 80%, 59%)  Saffron
#45eac5  rgb(69, 234, 197)  hsl(167, 80%, 59%)  Aquamarine