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#C84EDE

#c84ede ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c84ede is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 30.59% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.91% cyan, 64.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 290.83°, with 68.57% saturation and 58.82% 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 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.54.

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Relative luminance0.23

Complementary

  1. #c84ede
  2. #64de4e

Split complementary

  1. #c84ede
  2. #acde4e
  3. #4ede80

Analogous

  1. #804ede
  2. #c84ede
  3. #de4eac

Triadic

  1. #c84ede
  2. #dec84e
  3. #4edec8

Tetradic

  1. #c84ede
  2. #de4e64
  3. #64de4e
  4. #4edec8

Square

  1. #c84ede
  2. #de804e
  3. #64de4e
  4. #4eacde

Monochromatic

  1. #6c177c
  2. #a523bc
  3. #c84ede
  4. #dc8eea
  5. #f0cff6

Shades

#c84ede mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c84ede
  2. #b446c8
  3. #a03eb2
  4. #8c379b
  5. #782f85
  6. #64276f
  7. #501f59
  8. #3c1743
  9. #28102c
  10. #140816
  11. #000000

Tints

#c84ede mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c84ede
  2. #ce60e1
  3. #d371e5
  4. #d983e8
  5. #de95eb
  6. #e4a7ef
  7. #e9b8f2
  8. #efcaf5
  9. #f4dcf8
  10. #faedfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c84ede mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c84ede
  2. #c153d5
  3. #ba58cb
  4. #b25dc2
  5. #ab62b8
  6. #a467af
  7. #9d6ca6
  8. #96719c
  9. #8e7693
  10. #877b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a472af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #257be2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e88da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca6690 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #876ce1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9475dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c95db4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c84ede {
  color: #c84ede;
}
Background
.bg-c84ede {
  background-color: #c84ede;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c84ede {
  border: 2px solid #c84ede;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c84ede;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 78 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 69% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c84ede {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c84ede, #de4eac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c84ede {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 78 222 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.54 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.07 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.07 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.50 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.79 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.04 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.60 #37b121 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c84ede  rgb(200, 78, 222)  hsl(291, 69%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#64de4e  rgb(100, 222, 78)  hsl(111, 69%, 59%)  Malachite
#dec84e  rgb(222, 200, 78)  hsl(51, 69%, 59%)  Old Gold
#4edec8  rgb(78, 222, 200)  hsl(171, 69%, 59%)  Turquoise