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#C238DF

#c238df ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c238df is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 21.96% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13% cyan, 74.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 289.58°, with 72.29% saturation and 54.71% 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.44.

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Relative luminance0.1963

Complementary

  1. #c238df
  2. #55df38

Split complementary

  1. #c238df
  2. #a9df38
  3. #38df6f

Analogous

  1. #6f38df
  2. #c238df
  3. #df38a9

Triadic

  1. #c238df
  2. #dfc238
  3. #38dfc2

Tetradic

  1. #c238df
  2. #df3855
  3. #55df38
  4. #38dfc2

Square

  1. #c238df
  2. #df6f38
  3. #55df38
  4. #38a9df

Monochromatic

  1. #5d116d
  2. #951cae
  3. #c238df
  4. #d67aea
  5. #eabcf4

Shades

#c238df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c238df
  2. #af32c9
  3. #9b2db2
  4. #88279c
  5. #742286
  6. #611c70
  7. #4e1659
  8. #3a1143
  9. #270b2d
  10. #130616
  11. #000000

Tints

#c238df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c238df
  2. #c84ce2
  3. #ce60e5
  4. #d474e9
  5. #da88ec
  6. #e19cef
  7. #e7aff2
  8. #edc3f5
  9. #f3d7f9
  10. #f9ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c238df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c238df
  2. #bb3fd6
  3. #b546cc
  4. #ae4ec3
  5. #a855b9
  6. #a15cb0
  7. #9a63a6
  8. #946a9d
  9. #8d7293
  10. #87798a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c66ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #487fdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c25b8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b5fe2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a6add ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c24fb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c238df {
  color: #c238df;
}
Background
.bg-c238df {
  background-color: #c238df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c238df {
  border: 2px solid #c238df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c238df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 56 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 72% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c238df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c238df, #df38a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c238df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 56 223 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.44 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.20 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.60 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.21 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.66 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.85 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.90 #3dc720 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c238df  rgb(194, 56, 223)  hsl(290, 72%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#55df38  rgb(85, 223, 56)  hsl(110, 72%, 55%)  Lime Green
#dfc238  rgb(223, 194, 56)  hsl(50, 72%, 55%)  Old Gold
#38dfc2  rgb(56, 223, 194)  hsl(170, 72%, 55%)  Turquoise