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#C950EB

#c950eb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c950eb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 31.37% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.47% cyan, 65.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 286.84°, with 79.49% 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 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.85.

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Relative luminance0.2415

Complementary

  1. #c950eb
  2. #72eb50

Split complementary

  1. #c950eb
  2. #bfeb50
  3. #50eb7b

Analogous

  1. #7b50eb
  2. #c950eb
  3. #eb50bf

Triadic

  1. #c950eb
  2. #ebc950
  3. #50ebc9

Tetradic

  1. #c950eb
  2. #eb5072
  3. #72eb50
  4. #50ebc9

Square

  1. #c950eb
  2. #eb7b50
  3. #72eb50
  4. #50bfeb

Monochromatic

  1. #751191
  2. #ac18d6
  3. #c950eb
  4. #de95f3
  5. #f3d9fb

Shades

#c950eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c950eb
  2. #b548d4
  3. #a140bc
  4. #8d38a5
  5. #79308d
  6. #652876
  7. #50205e
  8. #3c1847
  9. #28102f
  10. #140818
  11. #000000

Tints

#c950eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c950eb
  2. #ce62ed
  3. #d473ef
  4. #d985f1
  5. #df96f3
  6. #e4a8f5
  7. #e9b9f7
  8. #efcbf9
  9. #f4dcfb
  10. #faeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c950eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c950eb
  2. #c255e0
  3. #ba5ad6
  4. #b35ecb
  5. #ac63c0
  6. #a568b6
  7. #9d6dab
  8. #9672a0
  9. #8f7695
  10. #877b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a575b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0a7ff0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #578be7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c86d97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #856fee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9378e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c862bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c950eb {
  color: #c950eb;
}
Background
.bg-c950eb {
  background-color: #c950eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c950eb {
  border: 2px solid #c950eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c950eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 80 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 79% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c950eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c950eb, #eb50bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c950eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 80 235 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.85 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.60 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.60 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.23 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.52 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.09 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.22 #36af14 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c950eb  rgb(201, 80, 235)  hsl(287, 79%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#72eb50  rgb(114, 235, 80)  hsl(107, 79%, 62%)  Neon Green
#ebc950  rgb(235, 201, 80)  hsl(47, 79%, 62%)  Naples Yellow
#50ebc9  rgb(80, 235, 201)  hsl(167, 79%, 62%)  Aquamarine