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#C659EB

#c659eb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c659eb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 34.9% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.74% cyan, 62.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 284.79°, with 78.49% saturation and 63.53% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.08.

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Relative luminance0.2515

Complementary

  1. #c659eb
  2. #7eeb59

Split complementary

  1. #c659eb
  2. #c7eb59
  3. #59eb7d

Analogous

  1. #7d59eb
  2. #c659eb
  3. #eb59c7

Triadic

  1. #c659eb
  2. #ebc659
  3. #59ebc6

Tetradic

  1. #c659eb
  2. #eb597e
  3. #7eeb59
  4. #59ebc6

Square

  1. #c659eb
  2. #eb7d59
  3. #7eeb59
  4. #59c7eb

Monochromatic

  1. #771299
  2. #ac1bdd
  3. #c659eb
  4. #dd9df3
  5. #f5e2fb

Shades

#c659eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c659eb
  2. #b250d4
  3. #9e47bc
  4. #8b3ea5
  5. #77358d
  6. #632d76
  7. #4f245e
  8. #3b1b47
  9. #28122f
  10. #140918
  11. #000000

Tints

#c659eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c659eb
  2. #cc6aed
  3. #d17aef
  4. #d78bf1
  5. #dd9bf3
  6. #e3acf5
  7. #e8bdf7
  8. #eecdf9
  9. #f4defb
  10. #f9eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c659eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c659eb
  2. #bf5de0
  3. #b861d6
  4. #b165cb
  5. #aa69c0
  6. #a36db6
  7. #9c70ab
  8. #9574a0
  9. #8e7895
  10. #877c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a579b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2883ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b8de7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4739a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8674ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #927be9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c56ac0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c659eb {
  color: #c659eb;
}
Background
.bg-c659eb {
  background-color: #c659eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c659eb {
  border: 2px solid #c659eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c659eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 89 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 78% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c659eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c659eb, #eb59c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c659eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 89 235 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.08 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.50 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.24 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.24 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.36 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.62 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.62 #39a614 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c659eb  rgb(198, 89, 235)  hsl(285, 78%, 64%)  Medium Orchid
#7eeb59  rgb(126, 235, 89)  hsl(105, 78%, 64%)  Pastel Green
#ebc659  rgb(235, 198, 89)  hsl(45, 78%, 64%)  Saffron
#59ebc6  rgb(89, 235, 198)  hsl(165, 78%, 64%)  Aquamarine