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#C65AED

#c65aed ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c65aed is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 35.29% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.46% cyan, 62.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 284.08°, with 80.33% saturation and 64.12% 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 6.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.4.

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Relative luminance0.2543

Complementary

  1. #c65aed
  2. #81ed5a

Split complementary

  1. #c65aed
  2. #cbed5a
  3. #5aed7d

Analogous

  1. #7d5aed
  2. #c65aed
  3. #ed5acb

Triadic

  1. #c65aed
  2. #edc65a
  3. #5aedc6

Tetradic

  1. #c65aed
  2. #ed5a81
  3. #81ed5a
  4. #5aedc6

Square

  1. #c65aed
  2. #ed7d5a
  3. #81ed5a
  4. #5acbed

Monochromatic

  1. #78119d
  2. #ac19e2
  3. #c65aed
  4. #de9ff5
  5. #f6e4fc

Shades

#c65aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c65aed
  2. #b251d5
  3. #9e48be
  4. #8b3fa6
  5. #77368e
  6. #632d77
  7. #4f245f
  8. #3b1b47
  9. #28122f
  10. #140918
  11. #000000

Tints

#c65aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c65aed
  2. #cc6bef
  3. #d17bf1
  4. #d78cf2
  5. #dd9cf4
  6. #e3adf6
  7. #e8bdf8
  8. #eecefa
  9. #f4defb
  10. #f9effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c65aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c65aed
  2. #bf5ee2
  3. #b862d7
  4. #b165cc
  5. #aa69c1
  6. #a36db7
  7. #9c71ac
  8. #9575a1
  9. #8e7896
  10. #877c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a57aba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2784f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a8de9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4749c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8675f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #927ceb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c56bc2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c65aed {
  color: #c65aed;
}
Background
.bg-c65aed {
  background-color: #c65aed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c65aed {
  border: 2px solid #c65aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c65aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 90 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 80% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c65aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c65aed, #ed5acb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c65aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 90 237 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.40 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.28 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.28 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.28 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.41 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.50 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.68 #39a512 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c65aed  rgb(198, 90, 237)  hsl(284, 80%, 64%)  Medium Orchid
#81ed5a  rgb(129, 237, 90)  hsl(104, 80%, 64%)  Lawn Green
#edc65a  rgb(237, 198, 90)  hsl(44, 80%, 64%)  Saffron
#5aedc6  rgb(90, 237, 198)  hsl(164, 80%, 64%)  Aquamarine