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#C565E5

#c565e5 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c565e5 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 39.61% green and 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.97% cyan, 55.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 285°, with 71.11% saturation and 64.71% 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 6.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.92.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2683

Complementary

  1. #c565e5
  2. #85e565

Split complementary

  1. #c565e5
  2. #c5e565
  3. #65e585

Analogous

  1. #8565e5
  2. #c565e5
  3. #e565c5

Triadic

  1. #c565e5
  2. #e5c565
  3. #65e5c5

Tetradic

  1. #c565e5
  2. #e56585
  3. #85e565
  4. #65e5c5

Square

  1. #c565e5
  2. #e58565
  3. #85e565
  4. #65c5e5

Monochromatic

  1. #781a97
  2. #ac25d9
  3. #c565e5
  4. #dea6f0
  5. #f6e8fb

Shades

#c565e5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c565e5
  2. #b15bce
  3. #9e51b7
  4. #8a47a0
  5. #763d89
  6. #633373
  7. #4f285c
  8. #3b1e45
  9. #27142e
  10. #140a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#c565e5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c565e5
  2. #cb74e8
  3. #d184ea
  4. #d693ed
  5. #dca3ef
  6. #e2b2f2
  7. #e8c1f5
  8. #eed1f7
  9. #f3e0fa
  10. #f9f0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c565e5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c565e5
  2. #be68db
  3. #b76ad1
  4. #b06dc7
  5. #a970bd
  6. #a373b3
  7. #9c75a8
  8. #95789e
  9. #8e7b94
  10. #877d8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a77fb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4687e9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6891e2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c47a9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c7be7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9681e3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c472bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c565e5 {
  color: #c565e5;
}
Background
.bg-c565e5 {
  background-color: #c565e5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c565e5 {
  border: 2px solid #c565e5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c565e5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 101 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 71% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c565e5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c565e5, #e565c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c565e5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 101 229 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.92 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.15 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.45 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.52 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.41 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.24 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.24 #3a9a1a Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c565e5  rgb(197, 101, 229)  hsl(285, 71%, 65%)  Medium Orchid
#85e565  rgb(133, 229, 101)  hsl(105, 71%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#e5c565  rgb(229, 197, 101)  hsl(45, 71%, 65%)  Meat Brown
#65e5c5  rgb(101, 229, 197)  hsl(165, 71%, 65%)  Turquoise