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#C74CDC

#c74cdc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c74cdc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 29.8% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.55% cyan, 65.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 291.25°, with 67.29% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.37.

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Relative luminance0.2248

Complementary

  1. #c74cdc
  2. #61dc4c

Split complementary

  1. #c74cdc
  2. #a9dc4c
  3. #4cdc7f

Analogous

  1. #7f4cdc
  2. #c74cdc
  3. #dc4ca9

Triadic

  1. #c74cdc
  2. #dcc74c
  3. #4cdcc7

Tetradic

  1. #c74cdc
  2. #dc4c61
  3. #61dc4c
  4. #4cdcc7

Square

  1. #c74cdc
  2. #dc7f4c
  3. #61dc4c
  4. #4ca9dc

Monochromatic

  1. #6a1778
  2. #a224b8
  3. #c74cdc
  4. #db8ce9
  5. #efccf5

Shades

#c74cdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c74cdc
  2. #b344c6
  3. #9f3db0
  4. #8b359a
  5. #772e84
  6. #64266e
  7. #501e58
  8. #3c1742
  9. #280f2c
  10. #140816
  11. #000000

Tints

#c74cdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c74cdc
  2. #cd5ee0
  3. #d270e3
  4. #d882e7
  5. #dd94ea
  6. #e3a6ee
  7. #e9b7f1
  8. #eec9f5
  9. #f4dbf8
  10. #f9edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c74cdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c74cdc
  2. #c051d3
  3. #b956ca
  4. #b25cc0
  5. #ab61b7
  6. #a466ae
  7. #9c6ba5
  8. #95709c
  9. #8e7692
  10. #877b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a271ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #237ae0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d87d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9648e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #866adf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9374da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c85bb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c74cdc {
  color: #c74cdc;
}
Background
.bg-c74cdc {
  background-color: #c74cdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c74cdc {
  border: 2px solid #c74cdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c74cdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 76 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 67% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c74cdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c74cdc, #dc4ca9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c74cdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 76 220 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.37 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.25 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.33 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.33 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.02 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.15 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.13 #38b323 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c74cdc  rgb(199, 76, 220)  hsl(291, 67%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#61dc4c  rgb(97, 220, 76)  hsl(111, 67%, 58%)  Malachite
#dcc74c  rgb(220, 199, 76)  hsl(51, 67%, 58%)  Old Gold
#4cdcc7  rgb(76, 220, 199)  hsl(171, 67%, 58%)  Turquoise