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#C85AED

#c85aed ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c85aed is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 35.29% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.61% cyan, 62.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 284.9°, with 80.33% saturation and 64.12% 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 6.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.53.

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Relative luminance0.2571

Complementary

  1. #c85aed
  2. #7fed5a

Split complementary

  1. #c85aed
  2. #c8ed5a
  3. #5aed7f

Analogous

  1. #7f5aed
  2. #c85aed
  3. #ed5ac8

Triadic

  1. #c85aed
  2. #edc85a
  3. #5aedc8

Tetradic

  1. #c85aed
  2. #ed5a7f
  3. #7fed5a
  4. #5aedc8

Square

  1. #c85aed
  2. #ed7f5a
  3. #7fed5a
  4. #5ac8ed

Monochromatic

  1. #7a119d
  2. #af19e2
  3. #c85aed
  4. #df9ff5
  5. #f6e4fc

Shades

#c85aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c85aed
  2. #b451d5
  3. #a048be
  4. #8c3fa6
  5. #78368e
  6. #642d77
  7. #50245f
  8. #3c1b47
  9. #28122f
  10. #140918
  11. #000000

Tints

#c85aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c85aed
  2. #ce6bef
  3. #d37bf1
  4. #d98cf2
  5. #de9cf4
  6. #e4adf6
  7. #e9bdf8
  8. #efcefa
  9. #f4defb
  10. #faeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c85aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c85aed
  2. #c15ee2
  3. #ba62d7
  4. #b265cc
  5. #ab69c1
  6. #a46db7
  7. #9d71ac
  8. #9675a1
  9. #8e7896
  10. #877c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a77aba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2984f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c8ee9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6749c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8875f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #947ceb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c76bc2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c85aed {
  color: #c85aed;
}
Background
.bg-c85aed {
  background-color: #c85aed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c85aed {
  border: 2px solid #c85aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c85aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 90 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 80% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c85aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c85aed, #ed5ac8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c85aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 90 237 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.53 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.03 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.01 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.01 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.12 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.50 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.96 #37a512 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c85aed  rgb(200, 90, 237)  hsl(285, 80%, 64%)  Medium Orchid
#7fed5a  rgb(127, 237, 90)  hsl(105, 80%, 64%)  Lawn Green
#edc85a  rgb(237, 200, 90)  hsl(45, 80%, 64%)  Saffron
#5aedc8  rgb(90, 237, 200)  hsl(165, 80%, 64%)  Aquamarine