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#C842FB

#c842fb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c842fb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 25.88% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.32% cyan, 73.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 283.46°, with 95.85% saturation and 62.16% 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 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.8.

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Relative luminance0.2314

Complementary

  1. #c842fb
  2. #75fb42

Split complementary

  1. #c842fb
  2. #d1fb42
  3. #42fb6c

Analogous

  1. #6c42fb
  2. #c842fb
  3. #fb42d1

Triadic

  1. #c842fb
  2. #fbc842
  3. #42fbc8

Tetradic

  1. #c842fb
  2. #fb4275
  3. #75fb42
  4. #42fbc8

Square

  1. #c842fb
  2. #fb6c42
  3. #75fb42
  4. #42d1fb

Monochromatic

  1. #7503a1
  2. #ac05ec
  3. #c842fb
  4. #de8dfd
  5. #f4d8fe

Shades

#c842fb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c842fb
  2. #b43be2
  3. #a035c9
  4. #8c2eb0
  5. #782897
  6. #64217e
  7. #501a64
  8. #3c144b
  9. #280d32
  10. #140719
  11. #000000

Tints

#c842fb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c842fb
  2. #ce55fb
  3. #d368fc
  4. #d97bfc
  5. #de8efd
  6. #e4a1fd
  7. #e9b3fd
  8. #efc6fe
  9. #f4d9fe
  10. #faecff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c842fb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c842fb
  2. #c148ef
  3. #ba4ee2
  4. #b255d6
  5. #ab5bca
  6. #a461be
  7. #9d67b1
  8. #966da5
  9. #8e7499
  10. #877a8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a470c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007dff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3887f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c36b9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b6afe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a72f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c55dc9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c842fb {
  color: #c842fb;
}
Background
.bg-c842fb {
  background-color: #c842fb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c842fb {
  border: 2px solid #c842fb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c842fb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 66 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 96% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c842fb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c842fb, #fb42d1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c842fb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 66 251 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.80 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.93 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.04 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.04 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.20 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.23 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 11.16 #37bd04 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c842fb  rgb(200, 66, 251)  hsl(283, 96%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#75fb42  rgb(117, 251, 66)  hsl(103, 96%, 62%)  Lawn Green
#fbc842  rgb(251, 200, 66)  hsl(43, 96%, 62%)  Sunglow
#42fbc8  rgb(66, 251, 200)  hsl(163, 96%, 62%)  Aquamarine