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#C950EC

#c950ec ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c950ec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.83% cyan, 66.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 286.54°, with 80.41% saturation and 61.96% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.96.

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Relative luminance0.2421

Complementary

  1. #c950ec
  2. #73ec50

Split complementary

  1. #c950ec
  2. #c1ec50
  3. #50ec7b

Analogous

  1. #7b50ec
  2. #c950ec
  3. #ec50c1

Triadic

  1. #c950ec
  2. #ecc950
  3. #50ecc9

Tetradic

  1. #c950ec
  2. #ec5073
  3. #73ec50
  4. #50ecc9

Square

  1. #c950ec
  2. #ec7b50
  3. #73ec50
  4. #50c1ec

Monochromatic

  1. #761093
  2. #ad17d8
  3. #c950ec
  4. #de95f3
  5. #f4dafb

Shades

#c950ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c950ec
  2. #b548d4
  3. #a140bd
  4. #8d38a5
  5. #79308e
  6. #652876
  7. #50205e
  8. #3c1847
  9. #28102f
  10. #140818
  11. #000000

Tints

#c950ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c950ec
  2. #ce62ee
  3. #d473f0
  4. #d985f2
  5. #df96f4
  6. #e4a8f6
  7. #e9b9f7
  8. #efcbf9
  9. #f4dcfb
  10. #faeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c950ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c950ec
  2. #c255e1
  3. #ba5ad6
  4. #b35ecc
  5. #ac63c1
  6. #a568b6
  7. #9d6dab
  8. #9672a0
  9. #8f7696
  10. #877b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a675b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #057ff1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #568be8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c86d98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #856fef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9278ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c863bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c950ec {
  color: #c950ec;
}
Background
.bg-c950ec {
  background-color: #c950ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c950ec {
  border: 2px solid #c950ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c950ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 80 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 80% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c950ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c950ec, #ec50c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c950ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 80 236 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.96 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.60 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.60 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.19 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.48 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.16 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.24 #36af13 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c950ec  rgb(201, 80, 236)  hsl(287, 80%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#73ec50  rgb(115, 236, 80)  hsl(107, 80%, 62%)  Neon Green
#ecc950  rgb(236, 201, 80)  hsl(47, 80%, 62%)  Saffron
#50ecc9  rgb(80, 236, 201)  hsl(167, 80%, 62%)  Aquamarine