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#c65aef ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c65aef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.15% cyan, 62.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 283.49°, with 82.32% 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 6.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.64.

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Relative luminance0.2555

Complementary

  1. #c65aef
  2. #83ef5a

Split complementary

  1. #c65aef
  2. #cdef5a
  3. #5aef7c

Analogous

  1. #7c5aef
  2. #c65aef
  3. #ef5acd

Triadic

  1. #c65aef
  2. #efc65a
  3. #5aefc6

Tetradic

  1. #c65aef
  2. #ef5a83
  3. #83ef5a
  4. #5aefc6

Square

  1. #c65aef
  2. #ef7c5a
  3. #83ef5a
  4. #5acdef

Monochromatic

  1. #7910a0
  2. #ad16e6
  3. #c65aef
  4. #dea0f6
  5. #f6e5fd

Shades

#c65aef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c65aef
  2. #b251d7
  3. #9e48bf
  4. #8b3fa7
  5. #77368f
  6. #632d78
  7. #4f2460
  8. #3b1b48
  9. #281230
  10. #140918
  11. #000000

Tints

#c65aef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c65aef
  2. #cc6bf1
  3. #d17bf2
  4. #d78cf4
  5. #dd9cf5
  6. #e3adf7
  7. #e8bdf9
  8. #eecefa
  9. #f4defc
  10. #f9effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c65aef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c65aef
  2. #bf5ee4
  3. #b862d9
  4. #b165ce
  5. #aa69c3
  6. #a36db8
  7. #9c71ac
  8. #9575a1
  9. #8e7896
  10. #877c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a67abb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2384f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #588deb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3759d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8575f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #917ced ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c46bc3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c65aef {
  color: #c65aef;
}
Background
.bg-c65aef {
  background-color: #c65aef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c65aef {
  border: 2px solid #c65aef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c65aef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 90 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 82% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c65aef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c65aef, #ef5acd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c65aef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 90 239 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.64 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.23 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.29 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.29 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.55 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.58 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.76 #39a510 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c65aef  rgb(198, 90, 239)  hsl(283, 82%, 65%)  Medium Orchid
#83ef5a  rgb(131, 239, 90)  hsl(103, 82%, 65%)  Lawn Green
#efc65a  rgb(239, 198, 90)  hsl(43, 82%, 65%)  Saffron
#5aefc6  rgb(90, 239, 198)  hsl(163, 82%, 65%)  Aquamarine