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#C331CA

#c331ca ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c331ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.47% red, 19.22% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.47% cyan, 75.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 297.25°, with 60.96% saturation and 49.22% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.68.

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Relative luminance0.1806

Complementary

  1. #c331ca
  2. #38ca31

Split complementary

  1. #c331ca
  2. #85ca31
  3. #31ca76

Analogous

  1. #7631ca
  2. #c331ca
  3. #ca3185

Triadic

  1. #c331ca
  2. #cac331
  3. #31cac3

Tetradic

  1. #c331ca
  2. #ca3138
  3. #38ca31
  4. #31cac3

Square

  1. #c331ca
  2. #ca7631
  3. #38ca31
  4. #3185ca

Monochromatic

  1. #4c134f
  2. #88228c
  3. #c331ca
  4. #d66cdb
  5. #e7aaea

Shades

#c331ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c331ca
  2. #b02cb6
  3. #9c27a2
  4. #89228d
  5. #751d79
  6. #621965
  7. #4e1451
  8. #3b0f3d
  9. #270a28
  10. #140514
  11. #000000

Tints

#c331ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c331ca
  2. #c946cf
  3. #cf5ad5
  4. #d56fda
  5. #db83df
  6. #e198e5
  7. #e7adea
  8. #edc1ef
  9. #f3d6f4
  10. #f9eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c331ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c331ca
  2. #bc39c3
  3. #b641bb
  4. #af49b4
  5. #a851ac
  6. #a259a5
  7. #9b609e
  8. #946896
  9. #8d708f
  10. #877887
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b619f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ace ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #567cc6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c84c7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8059cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f66c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c643a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c331ca {
  color: #c331ca;
}
Background
.bg-c331ca {
  background-color: #c331ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c331ca {
  border: 2px solid #c331ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c331ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 49 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 61% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c331ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c331ca, #ca3185);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c331ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 49 202 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.68 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.57 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.80 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.37 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.90 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 11.05 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.15 #3cce35 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c331ca  rgb(195, 49, 202)  hsl(297, 61%, 49%)  Medium Orchid
#38ca31  rgb(56, 202, 49)  hsl(117, 61%, 49%)  Lime Green
#cac331  rgb(202, 195, 49)  hsl(57, 61%, 49%)  Citrine
#31cac3  rgb(49, 202, 195)  hsl(177, 61%, 49%)  Medium Turquoise