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#c65eca ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c65eca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 36.86% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.98% cyan, 53.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 297.78°, with 50.47% 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 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.23.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2428

Complementary

  1. #c65eca
  2. #62ca5e

Split complementary

  1. #c65eca
  2. #98ca5e
  3. #5eca90

Analogous

  1. #905eca
  2. #c65eca
  3. #ca5e98

Triadic

  1. #c65eca
  2. #cac65e
  3. #5ecac6

Tetradic

  1. #c65eca
  2. #ca5e62
  3. #62ca5e
  4. #5ecac6

Square

  1. #c65eca
  2. #ca905e
  3. #62ca5e
  4. #5e98ca

Monochromatic

  1. #69236c
  2. #a136a5
  3. #c65eca
  4. #da98dd
  5. #efd1f0

Shades

#c65eca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c65eca
  2. #b255b6
  3. #9e4ba2
  4. #8b428d
  5. #773879
  6. #632f65
  7. #4f2651
  8. #3b1c3d
  9. #281328
  10. #140914
  11. #000000

Tints

#c65eca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c65eca
  2. #cc6ecf
  3. #d17ed5
  4. #d78eda
  5. #dd9edf
  6. #e3afe5
  7. #e8bfea
  8. #eecfef
  9. #f4dff4
  10. #f9effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c65eca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c65eca
  2. #bf61c3
  3. #b865bb
  4. #b168b4
  5. #aa6cac
  6. #a36fa5
  7. #9c729e
  8. #957696
  9. #8e798f
  10. #877d87
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a479a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #517fcd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #728cc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb6b8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f73cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b7cc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c966a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c65eca {
  color: #c65eca;
}
Background
.bg-c65eca {
  background-color: #c65eca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c65eca {
  border: 2px solid #c65eca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c65eca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 94 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 50% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c65eca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c65eca, #ca5e98);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c65eca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 94 202 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.23 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.84 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.71 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.01 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.23 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.50 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.70 #39a135 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c65eca  rgb(198, 94, 202)  hsl(298, 50%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#62ca5e  rgb(98, 202, 94)  hsl(118, 50%, 58%)  Mantis
#cac65e  rgb(202, 198, 94)  hsl(58, 50%, 58%)  Straw
#5ecac6  rgb(94, 202, 198)  hsl(178, 50%, 58%)  Medium Turquoise