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#C45EDE

#c45ede ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c45ede is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 36.86% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.71% cyan, 57.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 287.81°, with 65.98% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.25.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2502

Complementary

  1. #c45ede
  2. #78de5e

Split complementary

  1. #c45ede
  2. #b8de5e
  3. #5ede84

Analogous

  1. #845ede
  2. #c45ede
  3. #de5eb8

Triadic

  1. #c45ede
  2. #dec45e
  3. #5edec4

Tetradic

  1. #c45ede
  2. #de5e78
  3. #78de5e
  4. #5edec4

Square

  1. #c45ede
  2. #de845e
  3. #78de5e
  4. #5eb8de

Monochromatic

  1. #711c87
  2. #a729c7
  3. #c45ede
  4. #db9deb
  5. #f3ddf8

Shades

#c45ede mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c45ede
  2. #b055c8
  3. #9d4bb2
  4. #89429b
  5. #763885
  6. #622f6f
  7. #4e2659
  8. #3b1c43
  9. #27132c
  10. #140916
  11. #000000

Tints

#c45ede mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c45ede
  2. #ca6ee1
  3. #d07ee5
  4. #d68ee8
  5. #dc9eeb
  6. #e2afef
  7. #e7bff2
  8. #edcff5
  9. #f3dff8
  10. #f9effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c45ede mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c45ede
  2. #bd61d5
  3. #b665cb
  4. #b068c2
  5. #a96cb8
  6. #a26faf
  7. #9b72a6
  8. #94769c
  9. #8e7993
  10. #877d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a47ab1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4182e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #668ddb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c47295 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8975e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #957ddc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c46bb7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c45ede {
  color: #c45ede;
}
Background
.bg-c45ede {
  background-color: #c45ede;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c45ede {
  border: 2px solid #c45ede;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c45ede;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 94 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 66% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c45ede {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c45ede, #de5eb8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c45ede {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 94 222 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.25 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.97 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.68 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.69 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.06 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.99 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.99 #3ba121 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c45ede  rgb(196, 94, 222)  hsl(288, 66%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#78de5e  rgb(120, 222, 94)  hsl(108, 66%, 62%)  Pastel Green
#dec45e  rgb(222, 196, 94)  hsl(48, 66%, 62%)  Old Gold
#5edec4  rgb(94, 222, 196)  hsl(168, 66%, 62%)  Turquoise