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#C657F2

#c657f2 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c657f2 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 34.12% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.18% cyan, 64.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 282.97°, with 85.64% saturation and 64.51% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 6.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.81.

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Relative luminance0.2523

Complementary

  1. #c657f2
  2. #83f257

Split complementary

  1. #c657f2
  2. #d0f257
  3. #57f279

Analogous

  1. #7957f2
  2. #c657f2
  3. #f257d0

Triadic

  1. #c657f2
  2. #f2c657
  3. #57f2c6

Tetradic

  1. #c657f2
  2. #f25783
  3. #83f257
  4. #57f2c6

Square

  1. #c657f2
  2. #f27957
  3. #83f257
  4. #57d0f2

Monochromatic

  1. #790da3
  2. #ad12ea
  3. #c657f2
  4. #de9ef7
  5. #f6e5fd

Shades

#c657f2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c657f2
  2. #b24eda
  3. #9e46c2
  4. #8b3da9
  5. #773491
  6. #632c79
  7. #4f2361
  8. #3b1a49
  9. #281130
  10. #140918
  11. #000000

Tints

#c657f2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c657f2
  2. #cc68f3
  3. #d179f5
  4. #d789f6
  5. #dd9af7
  6. #e3abf9
  7. #e8bcfa
  8. #eecdfb
  9. #f4ddfc
  10. #f9eefe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c657f2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c657f2
  2. #bf5be7
  3. #b85fdb
  4. #b163d0
  5. #aa67c4
  6. #a36cb9
  7. #9c70ae
  8. #9574a2
  9. #8e7897
  10. #877c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a579bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0e83f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #538dee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3749d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8374f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #907bf0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c46ac5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c657f2 {
  color: #c657f2;
}
Background
.bg-c657f2 {
  background-color: #c657f2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c657f2 {
  border: 2px solid #c657f2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c657f2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 87 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 86% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c657f2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c657f2, #f257d0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c657f2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 87 242 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.81 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.62 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.20 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.20 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.88 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.93 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.10 #39a80d Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c657f2  rgb(198, 87, 242)  hsl(283, 86%, 65%)  Medium Orchid
#83f257  rgb(131, 242, 87)  hsl(103, 86%, 65%)  Lawn Green
#f2c657  rgb(242, 198, 87)  hsl(43, 86%, 65%)  Saffron
#57f2c6  rgb(87, 242, 198)  hsl(163, 86%, 65%)  Aquamarine