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#C838EA

#c838ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c838ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 21.96% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.53% cyan, 76.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 288.54°, with 80.91% saturation and 56.86% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.73.

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Relative luminance0.2105

Complementary

  1. #c838ea
  2. #5aea38

Split complementary

  1. #c838ea
  2. #b3ea38
  3. #38ea6f

Analogous

  1. #6f38ea
  2. #c838ea
  3. #ea38b3

Triadic

  1. #c838ea
  2. #eac838
  3. #38eac8

Tetradic

  1. #c838ea
  2. #ea385a
  3. #5aea38
  4. #38eac8

Square

  1. #c838ea
  2. #ea6f38
  3. #5aea38
  4. #38b3ea

Monochromatic

  1. #670d7c
  2. #a014c1
  3. #c838ea
  4. #db7df1
  5. #eec2f9

Shades

#c838ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c838ea
  2. #b432d3
  3. #a02dbb
  4. #8c27a4
  5. #78228c
  6. #641c75
  7. #50165e
  8. #3c1146
  9. #280b2f
  10. #140617
  11. #000000

Tints

#c838ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c838ea
  2. #ce4cec
  3. #d360ee
  4. #d974f0
  5. #de88f2
  6. #e49cf5
  7. #e9aff7
  8. #efc3f9
  9. #f4d7fb
  10. #faebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c838ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c838ea
  2. #c13fdf
  3. #ba46d5
  4. #b24eca
  5. #ab55c0
  6. #a45cb5
  7. #9d63aa
  8. #966aa0
  9. #8e7295
  10. #87798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a169b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4483e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c85e90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e62ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d6de8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c852bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c838ea {
  color: #c838ea;
}
Background
.bg-c838ea {
  background-color: #c838ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c838ea {
  border: 2px solid #c838ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c838ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 56 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 81% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c838ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c838ea, #ea38b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c838ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 56 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.73 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.10 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.49 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.49 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.15 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.25 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.25 #37c715 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c838ea  rgb(200, 56, 234)  hsl(289, 81%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#5aea38  rgb(90, 234, 56)  hsl(109, 81%, 57%)  Neon Green
#eac838  rgb(234, 200, 56)  hsl(49, 81%, 57%)  Jonquil
#38eac8  rgb(56, 234, 200)  hsl(169, 81%, 57%)  Turquoise