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#C85DDE

#c85dde ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c85dde is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 36.47% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.91% cyan, 58.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 289.77°, with 66.15% saturation and 61.76% 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 6.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.62.

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Relative luminance0.2538

Complementary

  1. #c85dde
  2. #73de5d

Split complementary

  1. #c85dde
  2. #b3de5d
  3. #5dde87

Analogous

  1. #875dde
  2. #c85dde
  3. #de5db3

Triadic

  1. #c85dde
  2. #dec85d
  3. #5ddec8

Tetradic

  1. #c85dde
  2. #de5d73
  3. #73de5d
  4. #5ddec8

Square

  1. #c85dde
  2. #de875d
  3. #73de5d
  4. #5db3de

Monochromatic

  1. #741b87
  2. #ab28c6
  3. #c85dde
  4. #de9deb
  5. #f3dcf8

Shades

#c85dde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c85dde
  2. #b454c8
  3. #a04ab2
  4. #8c419b
  5. #783885
  6. #642f6f
  7. #502559
  8. #3c1c43
  9. #28132c
  10. #140916
  11. #000000

Tints

#c85dde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c85dde
  2. #ce6de1
  3. #d37de5
  4. #d98ee8
  5. #de9eeb
  6. #e4aeef
  7. #e9bef2
  8. #efcef5
  9. #f4dff8
  10. #faeffc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c85dde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c85dde
  2. #c161d5
  3. #ba64cb
  4. #b268c2
  5. #ab6bb8
  6. #a46faf
  7. #9d72a6
  8. #96769c
  9. #8e7993
  10. #877d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a67ab2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4182e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #698edb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c97195 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c75e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #987ddc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c969b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c85dde {
  color: #c85dde;
}
Background
.bg-c85dde {
  background-color: #c85dde;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c85dde {
  border: 2px solid #c85dde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c85dde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 93 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 66% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c85dde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c85dde, #de5db3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c85dde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 93 222 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.62 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.48 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.41 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.97 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.46 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.46 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.74 #37a221 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c85dde  rgb(200, 93, 222)  hsl(290, 66%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#73de5d  rgb(115, 222, 93)  hsl(110, 66%, 62%)  Pastel Green
#dec85d  rgb(222, 200, 93)  hsl(50, 66%, 62%)  Straw
#5ddec8  rgb(93, 222, 200)  hsl(170, 66%, 62%)  Turquoise