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#CE4AEF

#ce4aef ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ce4aef is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 29.02% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.81% cyan, 69.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 288°, with 83.76% saturation and 61.37% 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 5.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.58.

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Relative luminance0.2425

Complementary

  1. #ce4aef
  2. #6bef4a

Split complementary

  1. #ce4aef
  2. #bdef4a
  3. #4aef7b

Analogous

  1. #7b4aef
  2. #ce4aef
  3. #ef4abd

Triadic

  1. #ce4aef
  2. #efce4a
  3. #4aefce

Tetradic

  1. #ce4aef
  2. #ef4a6b
  3. #6bef4a
  4. #4aefce

Square

  1. #ce4aef
  2. #ef7b4a
  3. #6bef4a
  4. #4abdef

Monochromatic

  1. #780d93
  2. #b213d9
  3. #ce4aef
  4. #e190f5
  5. #f4d7fb

Shades

#ce4aef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce4aef
  2. #b943d7
  3. #a53bbf
  4. #9034a7
  5. #7c2c8f
  6. #672578
  7. #521e60
  8. #3e1648
  9. #290f30
  10. #150718
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce4aef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce4aef
  2. #d35cf1
  3. #d86ef2
  4. #dd80f4
  5. #e292f5
  6. #e7a5f7
  7. #ebb7f9
  8. #f0c9fa
  9. #f5dbfc
  10. #faedfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce4aef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce4aef
  2. #c64fe4
  3. #be55d9
  4. #b75ace
  5. #af60c3
  6. #a765b8
  7. #9f6aac
  8. #9770a1
  9. #907596
  10. #887b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a873ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ef4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #548beb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce6a98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #876df2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9577ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce5ec1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce4aef {
  color: #ce4aef;
}
Background
.bg-ce4aef {
  background-color: #ce4aef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ce4aef {
  border: 2px solid #ce4aef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce4aef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 74 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 84% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce4aef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce4aef, #ef4abd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce4aef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 74 239 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.58 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 6.82 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 6.82 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.88 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.66 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.43 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.10 #31b510 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ce4aef  rgb(206, 74, 239)  hsl(288, 84%, 61%)  Medium Orchid
#6bef4a  rgb(107, 239, 74)  hsl(108, 84%, 61%)  Neon Green
#efce4a  rgb(239, 206, 74)  hsl(48, 84%, 61%)  Naples Yellow
#4aefce  rgb(74, 239, 206)  hsl(168, 84%, 61%)  Aquamarine