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#C549EB

#c549eb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c549eb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 28.63% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.17% cyan, 68.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 285.93°, with 80.2% saturation and 60.39% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.74.

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Relative luminance0.2263

Complementary

  1. #c549eb
  2. #6feb49

Split complementary

  1. #c549eb
  2. #c0eb49
  3. #49eb74

Analogous

  1. #7449eb
  2. #c549eb
  3. #eb49c0

Triadic

  1. #c549eb
  2. #ebc549
  3. #49ebc5

Tetradic

  1. #c549eb
  2. #eb496f
  3. #6feb49
  4. #49ebc5

Square

  1. #c549eb
  2. #eb7449
  3. #6feb49
  4. #49c0eb

Monochromatic

  1. #6e0f8c
  2. #a517d1
  3. #c549eb
  4. #db8ef3
  5. #f1d3fa

Shades

#c549eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c549eb
  2. #b142d4
  3. #9e3abc
  4. #8a33a5
  5. #762c8d
  6. #632576
  7. #4f1d5e
  8. #3b1647
  9. #270f2f
  10. #140718
  11. #000000

Tints

#c549eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c549eb
  2. #cb5bed
  3. #d16def
  4. #d680f1
  5. #dc92f3
  6. #e2a4f5
  7. #e8b6f7
  8. #eec8f9
  9. #f3dbfb
  10. #f9edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c549eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c549eb
  2. #be4fe0
  3. #b754d6
  4. #b05acb
  5. #a95fc0
  6. #a365b6
  7. #9c6aab
  8. #9570a0
  9. #8e7595
  10. #877b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a270b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007bf0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c87e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c36995 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #806bee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d73e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c45ebe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c549eb {
  color: #c549eb;
}
Background
.bg-c549eb {
  background-color: #c549eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c549eb {
  border: 2px solid #c549eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c549eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 73 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 80% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c549eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c549eb, #eb49c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c549eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 73 235 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.74 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.70 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.30 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.30 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.05 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.05 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.55 #3ab614 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c549eb  rgb(197, 73, 235)  hsl(286, 80%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#6feb49  rgb(111, 235, 73)  hsl(106, 80%, 60%)  Neon Green
#ebc549  rgb(235, 197, 73)  hsl(46, 80%, 60%)  Saffron
#49ebc5  rgb(73, 235, 197)  hsl(166, 80%, 60%)  Aquamarine