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#C859E7

#c859e7 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c859e7 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 34.9% green and 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.42% cyan, 61.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 286.9°, with 74.74% saturation and 62.75% 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 6.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.81.

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Relative luminance0.2519

Complementary

  1. #c859e7
  2. #78e759

Split complementary

  1. #c859e7
  2. #bfe759
  3. #59e781

Analogous

  1. #8159e7
  2. #c859e7
  3. #e759bf

Triadic

  1. #c859e7
  2. #e7c859
  3. #59e7c8

Tetradic

  1. #c859e7
  2. #e75978
  3. #78e759
  4. #59e7c8

Square

  1. #c859e7
  2. #e78159
  3. #78e759
  4. #59bfe7

Monochromatic

  1. #771592
  2. #ad1fd5
  3. #c859e7
  4. #de9cf1
  5. #f4dffa

Shades

#c859e7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c859e7
  2. #b450d0
  3. #a047b9
  4. #8c3ea2
  5. #78358b
  6. #642d74
  7. #50245c
  8. #3c1b45
  9. #28122e
  10. #140917
  11. #000000

Tints

#c859e7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c859e7
  2. #ce6ae9
  3. #d37aec
  4. #d98bee
  5. #de9bf1
  6. #e4acf3
  7. #e9bdf5
  8. #efcdf8
  9. #f4defa
  10. #faeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c859e7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c859e7
  2. #c15ddd
  3. #ba61d2
  4. #b265c8
  5. #ab69be
  6. #a46db4
  7. #9d70a9
  8. #96749f
  9. #8e7895
  10. #877c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a679b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3082eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #608de3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c87198 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8974ea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #957ce5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c868bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c859e7 {
  color: #c859e7;
}
Background
.bg-c859e7 {
  background-color: #c859e7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c859e7 {
  border: 2px solid #c859e7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c859e7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 89 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 75% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c859e7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c859e7, #e759bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c859e7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 89 231 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.81 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.43 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.75 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.01 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.01 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.58 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.80 #37a618 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c859e7  rgb(200, 89, 231)  hsl(287, 75%, 63%)  Medium Orchid
#78e759  rgb(120, 231, 89)  hsl(107, 75%, 63%)  Pastel Green
#e7c859  rgb(231, 200, 89)  hsl(47, 75%, 63%)  Naples Yellow
#59e7c8  rgb(89, 231, 200)  hsl(167, 75%, 63%)  Turquoise