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#C549EE

#c549ee ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c549ee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.23% cyan, 69.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 285.09°, with 82.91% saturation and 60.98% 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 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.09.

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Relative luminance0.2281

Complementary

  1. #c549ee
  2. #72ee49

Split complementary

  1. #c549ee
  2. #c4ee49
  3. #49ee72

Analogous

  1. #7249ee
  2. #c549ee
  3. #ee49c4

Triadic

  1. #c549ee
  2. #eec549
  3. #49eec5

Tetradic

  1. #c549ee
  2. #ee4972
  3. #72ee49
  4. #49eec5

Square

  1. #c549ee
  2. #ee7249
  3. #72ee49
  4. #49c4ee

Monochromatic

  1. #700e90
  2. #a614d6
  3. #c549ee
  4. #db8ff5
  5. #f2d5fb

Shades

#c549ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c549ee
  2. #b142d6
  3. #9e3abe
  4. #8a33a7
  5. #762c8f
  6. #632577
  7. #4f1d5f
  8. #3b1647
  9. #270f30
  10. #140718
  11. #000000

Tints

#c549ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c549ee
  2. #cb5bf0
  3. #d16df1
  4. #d680f3
  5. #dc92f5
  6. #e2a4f7
  7. #e8b6f8
  8. #eec8fa
  9. #f3dbfc
  10. #f9edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c549ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c549ee
  2. #be4fe3
  3. #b754d8
  4. #b05acd
  5. #a95fc2
  6. #a365b7
  7. #9c6aac
  8. #9570a1
  9. #8e7596
  10. #877b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a270b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007cf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4987ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c36a97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f6bf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c73ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c45fc0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c549ee {
  color: #c549ee;
}
Background
.bg-c549ee {
  background-color: #c549ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c549ee {
  border: 2px solid #c549ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c549ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 73 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 83% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c549ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c549ee, #ee49c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c549ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 73 238 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.09 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.61 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.28 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.28 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.13 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.95 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.71 #3ab611 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c549ee  rgb(197, 73, 238)  hsl(285, 83%, 61%)  Medium Orchid
#72ee49  rgb(114, 238, 73)  hsl(105, 83%, 61%)  Neon Green
#eec549  rgb(238, 197, 73)  hsl(45, 83%, 61%)  Saffron
#49eec5  rgb(73, 238, 197)  hsl(165, 83%, 61%)  Aquamarine