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#C757EE

#c757ee ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c757ee is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 34.12% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.39% cyan, 63.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 284.5°, with 81.62% saturation and 63.73% 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 6.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.36.

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Relative luminance0.2513

Complementary

  1. #c757ee
  2. #7eee57

Split complementary

  1. #c757ee
  2. #caee57
  3. #57ee7c

Analogous

  1. #7c57ee
  2. #c757ee
  3. #ee57ca

Triadic

  1. #c757ee
  2. #eec757
  3. #57eec7

Tetradic

  1. #c757ee
  2. #ee577e
  3. #7eee57
  4. #57eec7

Square

  1. #c757ee
  2. #ee7c57
  3. #7eee57
  4. #57caee

Monochromatic

  1. #78109c
  2. #ad17e2
  3. #c757ee
  4. #de9cf5
  5. #f5e2fc

Shades

#c757ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c757ee
  2. #b34ed6
  3. #9f46be
  4. #8b3da7
  5. #77348f
  6. #642c77
  7. #50235f
  8. #3c1a47
  9. #281130
  10. #140918
  11. #000000

Tints

#c757ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c757ee
  2. #cd68f0
  3. #d279f1
  4. #d889f3
  5. #dd9af5
  6. #e3abf7
  7. #e9bcf8
  8. #eecdfa
  9. #f4ddfc
  10. #f9eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c757ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c757ee
  2. #c05be3
  3. #b95fd8
  4. #b263cd
  5. #ab67c2
  6. #a46cb7
  7. #9c70ac
  8. #9574a1
  9. #8e7896
  10. #877c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a678ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1d83f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #588dea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5739b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8574f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #927bec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c669c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c757ee {
  color: #c757ee;
}
Background
.bg-c757ee {
  background-color: #c757ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c757ee {
  border: 2px solid #c757ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c757ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 87 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 82% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c757ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c757ee, #ee57ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c757ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 87 238 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.36 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.59 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.03 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.03 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.71 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.89 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.99 #38a811 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c757ee  rgb(199, 87, 238)  hsl(285, 82%, 64%)  Medium Orchid
#7eee57  rgb(126, 238, 87)  hsl(105, 82%, 64%)  Lawn Green
#eec757  rgb(238, 199, 87)  hsl(45, 82%, 64%)  Saffron
#57eec7  rgb(87, 238, 199)  hsl(165, 82%, 64%)  Aquamarine