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#C85AF3

#c85af3 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c85af3 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 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.7% cyan, 62.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 283.14°, with 86.44% saturation and 65.29% 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 6.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.23.

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Relative luminance0.2606

Complementary

  1. #c85af3
  2. #85f35a

Split complementary

  1. #c85af3
  2. #d1f35a
  3. #5af37b

Analogous

  1. #7b5af3
  2. #c85af3
  3. #f35ad1

Triadic

  1. #c85af3
  2. #f3c85a
  3. #5af3c8

Tetradic

  1. #c85af3
  2. #f35a85
  3. #85f35a
  4. #5af3c8

Square

  1. #c85af3
  2. #f37b5a
  3. #85f35a
  4. #5ad1f3

Monochromatic

  1. #7c0ca8
  2. #b013ee
  3. #c85af3
  4. #e0a1f8
  5. #f8e9fd

Shades

#c85af3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c85af3
  2. #b451db
  3. #a048c2
  4. #8c3faa
  5. #783692
  6. #642d7a
  7. #502461
  8. #3c1b49
  9. #281231
  10. #140918
  11. #000000

Tints

#c85af3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c85af3
  2. #ce6bf4
  3. #d37bf5
  4. #d98cf7
  5. #de9cf8
  6. #e4adf9
  7. #e9bdfa
  8. #efcefb
  9. #f4defd
  10. #faeffe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c85af3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c85af3
  2. #c15ee8
  3. #ba62dc
  4. #b265d1
  5. #ab69c5
  6. #a46dba
  7. #9d71ae
  8. #9675a3
  9. #8e7897
  10. #877c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a77bbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1d85f8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #578fef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5769f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8676f6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #927df1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c66cc6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c85af3 {
  color: #c85af3;
}
Background
.bg-c85af3 {
  background-color: #c85af3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c85af3 {
  border: 2px solid #c85af3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c85af3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 90 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 86% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c85af3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c85af3, #f35ad1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c85af3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 90 243 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.23 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.88 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.06 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.06 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.67 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.67 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.20 #37a50c Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c85af3  rgb(200, 90, 243)  hsl(283, 86%, 65%)  Medium Orchid
#85f35a  rgb(133, 243, 90)  hsl(103, 86%, 65%)  Lawn Green
#f3c85a  rgb(243, 200, 90)  hsl(43, 86%, 65%)  Saffron
#5af3c8  rgb(90, 243, 200)  hsl(163, 86%, 65%)  Aquamarine