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#C85CED

#c85ced ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c85ced is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 36.08% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.61% cyan, 61.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 284.69°, with 80.11% saturation and 64.51% 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 4.71.

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Relative luminance0.2605

Complementary

  1. #c85ced
  2. #81ed5c

Split complementary

  1. #c85ced
  2. #c9ed5c
  3. #5ced80

Analogous

  1. #805ced
  2. #c85ced
  3. #ed5cc9

Triadic

  1. #c85ced
  2. #edc85c
  3. #5cedc8

Tetradic

  1. #c85ced
  2. #ed5c81
  3. #81ed5c
  4. #5cedc8

Square

  1. #c85ced
  2. #ed805c
  3. #81ed5c
  4. #5cc9ed

Monochromatic

  1. #7b129e
  2. #b019e3
  3. #c85ced
  4. #dfa1f5
  5. #f6e6fc

Shades

#c85ced mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c85ced
  2. #b453d5
  3. #a04abe
  4. #8c40a6
  5. #78378e
  6. #642e77
  7. #50255f
  8. #3c1c47
  9. #28122f
  10. #140918
  11. #000000

Tints

#c85ced mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c85ced
  2. #ce6cef
  3. #d37df1
  4. #d98df2
  5. #de9df4
  6. #e4aef6
  7. #e9bef8
  8. #efcefa
  9. #f4defb
  10. #faeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c85ced mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c85ced
  2. #c160e2
  3. #ba63d7
  4. #b267cc
  5. #ab6ac1
  6. #a46eb7
  7. #9d72ac
  8. #9675a1
  9. #8e7996
  10. #877c8b
  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 #a77bbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e85f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e8fe9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6759c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8877f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #947eeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c76cc2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c85ced {
  color: #c85ced;
}
Background
.bg-c85ced {
  background-color: #c85ced;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c85ced {
  border: 2px solid #c85ced;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c85ced;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 92 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 80% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c85ced {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c85ced, #ed5cc9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c85ced {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 92 237 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.71 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.72 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.89 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.12 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.12 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.19 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.95 #37a312 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c85ced  rgb(200, 92, 237)  hsl(285, 80%, 65%)  Medium Orchid
#81ed5c  rgb(129, 237, 92)  hsl(105, 80%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#edc85c  rgb(237, 200, 92)  hsl(45, 80%, 65%)  Saffron
#5cedc8  rgb(92, 237, 200)  hsl(165, 80%, 65%)  Aquamarine