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#C842F4

#c842f4 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c842f4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 25.88% green and 95.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.03% cyan, 72.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 285.17°, with 89% saturation and 60.78% 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 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.03.

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Relative luminance0.2271

Complementary

  1. #c842f4
  2. #6ef442

Split complementary

  1. #c842f4
  2. #c7f442
  3. #42f46f

Analogous

  1. #6f42f4
  2. #c842f4
  3. #f442c7

Triadic

  1. #c842f4
  2. #f4c842
  3. #42f4c8

Tetradic

  1. #c842f4
  2. #f4426e
  3. #6ef442
  4. #42f4c8

Square

  1. #c842f4
  2. #f46f42
  3. #6ef442
  4. #42c7f4

Monochromatic

  1. #720994
  2. #a90ddd
  3. #c842f4
  4. #dd8af8
  5. #f2d3fc

Shades

#c842f4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c842f4
  2. #b43bdc
  3. #a035c3
  4. #8c2eab
  5. #782892
  6. #64217a
  7. #501a62
  8. #3c1449
  9. #280d31
  10. #140718
  11. #000000

Tints

#c842f4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c842f4
  2. #ce55f5
  3. #d368f6
  4. #d97bf7
  5. #de8ef8
  6. #e4a1fa
  7. #e9b3fb
  8. #efc6fc
  9. #f4d9fd
  10. #faecfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c842f4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c842f4
  2. #c148e8
  3. #ba4edd
  4. #b255d1
  5. #ab5bc6
  6. #a461ba
  7. #9d67ae
  8. #966da3
  9. #8e7497
  10. #877a8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a36fbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007bf9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4187f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c56898 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e69f7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c71f2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c65bc4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c842f4 {
  color: #c842f4;
}
Background
.bg-c842f4 {
  background-color: #c842f4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c842f4 {
  border: 2px solid #c842f4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c842f4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 66 244;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 89% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c842f4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c842f4, #f442c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c842f4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 66 244 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.03 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.91 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.97 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.97 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.94 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.35 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 11.15 #37bd0b Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c842f4  rgb(200, 66, 244)  hsl(285, 89%, 61%)  Medium Orchid
#6ef442  rgb(110, 244, 66)  hsl(105, 89%, 61%)  Neon Green
#f4c842  rgb(244, 200, 66)  hsl(45, 89%, 61%)  Saffron
#42f4c8  rgb(66, 244, 200)  hsl(165, 89%, 61%)  Aquamarine