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#C823CB

#c823cb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c823cb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 13.73% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.48% cyan, 82.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 298.93°, with 70.59% saturation and 46.67% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.67.

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Relative luminance0.1779

Complementary

  1. #c823cb
  2. #26cb23

Split complementary

  1. #c823cb
  2. #7acb23
  3. #23cb74

Analogous

  1. #7423cb
  2. #c823cb
  3. #cb237a

Triadic

  1. #c823cb
  2. #cbc823
  3. #23cbc8

Tetradic

  1. #c823cb
  2. #cb2326
  3. #26cb23
  4. #23cbc8

Square

  1. #c823cb
  2. #cb7423
  3. #26cb23
  4. #237acb

Monochromatic

  1. #470d49
  2. #88188a
  3. #c823cb
  4. #e058e2
  5. #ec9aee

Shades

#c823cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c823cb
  2. #b420b7
  3. #a01ca2
  4. #8c198e
  5. #78157a
  6. #641266
  7. #500e51
  8. #3c0b3d
  9. #280729
  10. #140414
  11. #000000

Tints

#c823cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c823cb
  2. #ce39d0
  3. #d34fd5
  4. #d965db
  5. #de7be0
  6. #e491e5
  7. #e9a7ea
  8. #efbdef
  9. #f4d3f5
  10. #fae9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c823cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c823cb
  2. #c12cc4
  3. #ba36bc
  4. #b23fb5
  5. #ab48ad
  6. #a452a6
  7. #9d5b9e
  8. #966497
  9. #8e6d8f
  10. #877788
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5f9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #557cc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce447a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8155ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9264c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc3aa1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c823cb {
  color: #c823cb;
}
Background
.bg-c823cb {
  background-color: #c823cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c823cb {
  border: 2px solid #c823cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c823cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 35 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 71% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c823cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c823cb, #cb237a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c823cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 35 203 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.67 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.51 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.62 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.65 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.68 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 11.03 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 11.30 #37dc34 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c823cb  rgb(200, 35, 203)  hsl(299, 71%, 47%)  Medium Orchid
#26cb23  rgb(38, 203, 35)  hsl(119, 71%, 47%)  Lime Green
#cbc823  rgb(203, 200, 35)  hsl(59, 71%, 47%)  Citrine
#23cbc8  rgb(35, 203, 200)  hsl(179, 71%, 47%)  Robin Egg Blue