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#C65BCD

#c65bcd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c65bcd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 35.69% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.41% cyan, 55.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 296.32°, with 53.27% saturation and 58.04% 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 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.49.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.239

Complementary

  1. #c65bcd
  2. #62cd5b

Split complementary

  1. #c65bcd
  2. #9bcd5b
  3. #5bcd8d

Analogous

  1. #8d5bcd
  2. #c65bcd
  3. #cd5b9b

Triadic

  1. #c65bcd
  2. #cdc65b
  3. #5bcdc6

Tetradic

  1. #c65bcd
  2. #cd5b62
  3. #62cd5b
  4. #5bcdc6

Square

  1. #c65bcd
  2. #cd8d5b
  3. #62cd5b
  4. #5b9bcd

Monochromatic

  1. #69216e
  2. #a133a8
  3. #c65bcd
  4. #da96df
  5. #efd0f1

Shades

#c65bcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c65bcd
  2. #b252b9
  3. #9e49a4
  4. #8b4090
  5. #77377b
  6. #632e67
  7. #4f2452
  8. #3b1b3e
  9. #281229
  10. #140915
  11. #000000

Tints

#c65bcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c65bcd
  2. #cc6bd2
  3. #d17cd7
  4. #d78cdc
  5. #dd9de1
  6. #e3ade6
  7. #e8bdeb
  8. #eecef0
  9. #f4def5
  10. #f9effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c65bcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c65bcd
  2. #bf5fc5
  3. #b862be
  4. #b166b6
  5. #aa6aae
  6. #a36ea7
  7. #9c719f
  8. #957597
  9. #8e798f
  10. #877c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a477a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b7ed1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f8bca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca6a8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e71cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a7acb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c964aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c65bcd {
  color: #c65bcd;
}
Background
.bg-c65bcd {
  background-color: #c65bcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c65bcd {
  border: 2px solid #c65bcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c65bcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 91 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 53% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c65bcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c65bcd, #cd5b9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c65bcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 91 205 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.49 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.38 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.96 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.00 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.47 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.61 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.61 #39a432 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c65bcd  rgb(198, 91, 205)  hsl(296, 53%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#62cd5b  rgb(98, 205, 91)  hsl(116, 53%, 58%)  Mantis
#cdc65b  rgb(205, 198, 91)  hsl(56, 53%, 58%)  Straw
#5bcdc6  rgb(91, 205, 198)  hsl(176, 53%, 58%)  Medium Turquoise