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#C548E9

#c548e9 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c548e9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 28.24% green and 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.45% cyan, 69.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 286.58°, with 78.54% saturation and 59.8% 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 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.56.

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Relative luminance0.2239

Complementary

  1. #c548e9
  2. #6ce948

Split complementary

  1. #c548e9
  2. #bde948
  3. #48e974

Analogous

  1. #7448e9
  2. #c548e9
  3. #e948bd

Triadic

  1. #c548e9
  2. #e9c548
  3. #48e9c5

Tetradic

  1. #c548e9
  2. #e9486c
  3. #6ce948
  4. #48e9c5

Square

  1. #c548e9
  2. #e97448
  3. #6ce948
  4. #48bde9

Monochromatic

  1. #6d1088
  2. #a419cc
  3. #c548e9
  4. #db8cf1
  5. #f0d1f9

Shades

#c548e9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c548e9
  2. #b141d2
  3. #9e3aba
  4. #8a32a3
  5. #762b8c
  6. #632475
  7. #4f1d5d
  8. #3b1646
  9. #270e2f
  10. #140717
  11. #000000

Tints

#c548e9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c548e9
  2. #cb5aeb
  3. #d16ded
  4. #d67ff0
  5. #dc91f2
  6. #e2a4f4
  7. #e8b6f6
  8. #eec8f8
  9. #f3dafb
  10. #f9edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c548e9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c548e9
  2. #be4edf
  3. #b753d4
  4. #b059ca
  5. #a95ebf
  6. #a364b5
  7. #9c6aaa
  8. #956fa0
  9. #8e7595
  10. #877a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a16fb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007aee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d86e5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c46794 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #806aec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d72e7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c45cbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c548e9 {
  color: #c548e9;
}
Background
.bg-c548e9 {
  background-color: #c548e9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c548e9 {
  border: 2px solid #c548e9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c548e9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 72 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 79% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c548e9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c548e9, #e948bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c548e9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 72 233 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.56 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.64 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.35 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.35 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.05 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.27 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.57 #3ab716 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c548e9  rgb(197, 72, 233)  hsl(287, 79%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#6ce948  rgb(108, 233, 72)  hsl(107, 79%, 60%)  Neon Green
#e9c548  rgb(233, 197, 72)  hsl(47, 79%, 60%)  Saffron
#48e9c5  rgb(72, 233, 197)  hsl(167, 79%, 60%)  Aquamarine