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#C856E2

#c856e2 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c856e2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 33.73% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.5% cyan, 61.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 288.86°, with 70.71% saturation and 61.18% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.11.

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Relative luminance0.2443

Complementary

  1. #c856e2
  2. #70e256

Split complementary

  1. #c856e2
  2. #b6e256
  3. #56e282

Analogous

  1. #8256e2
  2. #c856e2
  3. #e256b6

Triadic

  1. #c856e2
  2. #e2c856
  3. #56e2c8

Tetradic

  1. #c856e2
  2. #e25670
  3. #70e256
  4. #56e2c8

Square

  1. #c856e2
  2. #e28256
  3. #70e256
  4. #56b6e2

Monochromatic

  1. #731788
  2. #aa22c9
  3. #c856e2
  4. #dd97ed
  5. #f3d9f8

Shades

#c856e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c856e2
  2. #b44dcb
  3. #a045b5
  4. #8c3c9e
  5. #783488
  6. #642b71
  7. #50225a
  8. #3c1a44
  9. #28112d
  10. #140917
  11. #000000

Tints

#c856e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c856e2
  2. #ce67e5
  3. #d378e8
  4. #d989eb
  5. #de9aee
  6. #e4abf1
  7. #e9bbf3
  8. #efccf6
  9. #f4ddf9
  10. #faeefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c856e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c856e2
  2. #c15ad8
  3. #ba5ece
  4. #b263c5
  5. #ab67bb
  6. #a46bb1
  7. #9d6fa7
  8. #96739d
  9. #8e7894
  10. #877c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a577b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3080e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #618cde ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c96d94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8971e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #957ae0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c865b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c856e2 {
  color: #c856e2;
}
Background
.bg-c856e2 {
  background-color: #c856e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c856e2 {
  border: 2px solid #c856e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c856e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 86 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 71% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c856e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c856e2, #e256b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c856e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 86 226 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.11 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.81 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.01 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.01 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.16 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.79 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.07 #37a91d Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c856e2  rgb(200, 86, 226)  hsl(289, 71%, 61%)  Medium Orchid
#70e256  rgb(112, 226, 86)  hsl(109, 71%, 61%)  Pastel Green
#e2c856  rgb(226, 200, 86)  hsl(49, 71%, 61%)  Naples Yellow
#56e2c8  rgb(86, 226, 200)  hsl(169, 71%, 61%)  Turquoise