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#C74BB2

#c74bb2 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c74bb2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 29.41% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 62.31% magenta, 10.55% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 310.16°, with 52.54% saturation and 53.73% 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 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 7.04.

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Relative luminance0.2039

Complementary

  1. #c74bb2
  2. #4bc760

Split complementary

  1. #c74bb2
  2. #74c74b
  3. #4bc79e

Analogous

  1. #9e4bc7
  2. #c74bb2
  3. #c74b74

Triadic

  1. #c74bb2
  2. #b2c74b
  3. #4bb2c7

Tetradic

  1. #c74bb2
  2. #c7604b
  3. #4bc760
  4. #4bb2c7

Square

  1. #c74bb2
  2. #c79e4b
  3. #4bc760
  4. #4b74c7

Monochromatic

  1. #5c1d52
  2. #972f85
  3. #c74bb2
  4. #d985cb
  5. #ebc0e4

Shades

#c74bb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c74bb2
  2. #b344a0
  3. #9f3c8e
  4. #8b357d
  5. #772d6b
  6. #642659
  7. #501e47
  8. #3c1735
  9. #280f24
  10. #140812
  11. #000000

Tints

#c74bb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c74bb2
  2. #cd5dba
  3. #d26fc1
  4. #d881c9
  5. #dd93d1
  6. #e3a5d9
  7. #e9b7e0
  8. #eec9e8
  9. #f4dbf0
  10. #f9edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c74bb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c74bb2
  2. #c050ad
  3. #b956a8
  4. #b25ba3
  5. #ab609e
  6. #a46699
  7. #9c6b94
  8. #95708f
  9. #8e758a
  10. #877b85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a06c95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b71b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7283af ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d05378 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e64b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b71b0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd5093 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c74bb2 {
  color: #c74bb2;
}
Background
.bg-c74bb2 {
  background-color: #c74bb2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c74bb2 {
  border: 2px solid #c74bb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c74bb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 75 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 53% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c74bb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c74bb2, #c74b74);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c74bb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 75 178 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.04 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.98 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 8.08 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.18 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.56 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.00 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 10.32 #38b44d Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c74bb2  rgb(199, 75, 178)  hsl(310, 53%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#4bc760  rgb(75, 199, 96)  hsl(130, 53%, 54%)  Emerald
#b2c74b  rgb(178, 199, 75)  hsl(70, 53%, 54%)  June Bud
#4bb2c7  rgb(75, 178, 199)  hsl(190, 53%, 54%)  Moonstone Blue