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#C548CD

#c548cd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c548cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 28.24% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.9% cyan, 64.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 296.39°, with 57.08% saturation and 54.31% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.9.

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Relative luminance0.2091

Complementary

  1. #c548cd
  2. #50cd48

Split complementary

  1. #c548cd
  2. #92cd48
  3. #48cd82

Analogous

  1. #8248cd
  2. #c548cd
  3. #cd4892

Triadic

  1. #c548cd
  2. #cdc548
  3. #48cdc5

Tetradic

  1. #c548cd
  2. #cd4850
  3. #50cd48
  4. #48cdc5

Square

  1. #c548cd
  2. #cd8248
  3. #50cd48
  4. #4892cd

Monochromatic

  1. #5d1b61
  2. #972b9d
  3. #c548cd
  4. #d884dd
  5. #ebc0ee

Shades

#c548cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c548cd
  2. #b141b9
  3. #9e3aa4
  4. #8a3290
  5. #762b7b
  6. #632467
  7. #4f1d52
  8. #3b163e
  9. #270e29
  10. #140715
  11. #000000

Tints

#c548cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c548cd
  2. #cb5ad2
  3. #d16dd7
  4. #d67fdc
  5. #dc91e1
  6. #e2a4e6
  7. #e8b6eb
  8. #eec8f0
  9. #f3daf5
  10. #f9edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c548cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c548cd
  2. #be4ec5
  3. #b753be
  4. #b059b6
  5. #a95eae
  6. #a364a7
  7. #9c6a9f
  8. #956f97
  9. #8e758f
  10. #877a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f6ca4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f74d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6284ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c95c85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8665cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9470cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c855a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c548cd {
  color: #c548cd;
}
Background
.bg-c548cd {
  background-color: #c548cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c548cd {
  border: 2px solid #c548cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c548cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 72 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 57% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c548cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c548cd, #cd4892);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c548cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 72 205 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.90 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.63 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.02 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.50 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.63 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.63 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.66 #3ab732 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c548cd  rgb(197, 72, 205)  hsl(296, 57%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#50cd48  rgb(80, 205, 72)  hsl(116, 57%, 54%)  Lime Green
#cdc548  rgb(205, 197, 72)  hsl(56, 57%, 54%)  Straw
#48cdc5  rgb(72, 205, 197)  hsl(176, 57%, 54%)  Medium Turquoise