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#C859FE

#c859fe ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c859fe 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 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.26% cyan, 64.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 280.36°, with 98.8% saturation and 67.25% 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 6.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.52.

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Relative luminance0.2658

Complementary

  1. #c859fe
  2. #8ffe59

Split complementary

  1. #c859fe
  2. #e2fe59
  3. #59fe75

Analogous

  1. #7559fe
  2. #c859fe
  3. #fe59e2

Triadic

  1. #c859fe
  2. #fec859
  3. #59fec8

Tetradic

  1. #c859fe
  2. #fe598f
  3. #8ffe59
  4. #59fec8

Square

  1. #c859fe
  2. #fe7559
  3. #8ffe59
  4. #59e2fe

Monochromatic

  1. #7f01bd
  2. #af0dfe
  3. #c859fe
  4. #e1a5fe
  5. #f8ebff

Shades

#c859fe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c859fe
  2. #b450e5
  3. #a047cb
  4. #8c3eb2
  5. #783598
  6. #642d7f
  7. #502466
  8. #3c1b4c
  9. #281233
  10. #140919
  11. #000000

Tints

#c859fe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c859fe
  2. #ce6afe
  3. #d37afe
  4. #d98bfe
  5. #de9bfe
  6. #e4acff
  7. #e9bdff
  8. #efcdff
  9. #f4deff
  10. #faeeff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c859fe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c859fe
  2. #c15df1
  3. #ba61e5
  4. #b265d8
  5. #ab69cc
  6. #a46dbf
  7. #9d70b2
  8. #9674a6
  9. #8e7899
  10. #877c8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a87bc5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0087ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c8ffa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c27aa4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8277ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f7dfc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c56ece ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c859fe {
  color: #c859fe;
}
Background
.bg-c859fe {
  background-color: #c859fe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c859fe {
  border: 2px solid #c859fe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c859fe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 89 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 99% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c859fe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c859fe, #fe59e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c859fe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 89 254 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.52 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.99 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.28 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.28 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.27 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.45 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.78 #37a601 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c859fe  rgb(200, 89, 254)  hsl(280, 99%, 67%)  Medium Orchid
#8ffe59  rgb(143, 254, 89)  hsl(100, 99%, 67%)  Lawn Green
#fec859  rgb(254, 200, 89)  hsl(40, 99%, 67%)  Sunglow
#59fec8  rgb(89, 254, 200)  hsl(160, 99%, 67%)  Aquamarine