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#C959CD

#c959cd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c959cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.95% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 297.93°, with 53.7% saturation and 57.65% 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 5.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.8.

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Relative luminance0.2397

Complementary

  1. #c959cd
  2. #5dcd59

Split complementary

  1. #c959cd
  2. #97cd59
  3. #59cd8f

Analogous

  1. #8f59cd
  2. #c959cd
  3. #cd5997

Triadic

  1. #c959cd
  2. #cdc959
  3. #59cdc9

Tetradic

  1. #c959cd
  2. #cd595d
  3. #5dcd59
  4. #59cdc9

Square

  1. #c959cd
  2. #cd8f59
  3. #5dcd59
  4. #5997cd

Monochromatic

  1. #6a216c
  2. #a332a7
  3. #c959cd
  4. #dc94df
  5. #efcff0

Shades

#c959cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c959cd
  2. #b550b9
  3. #a147a4
  4. #8d3e90
  5. #79357b
  6. #652d67
  7. #502452
  8. #3c1b3e
  9. #281229
  10. #140915
  11. #000000

Tints

#c959cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c959cd
  2. #ce6ad2
  3. #d47ad7
  4. #d98bdc
  5. #df9be1
  6. #e4ace6
  7. #e9bdeb
  8. #efcdf0
  9. #f4def5
  10. #faeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c959cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c959cd
  2. #c25dc5
  3. #ba61be
  4. #b365b6
  5. #ac69ae
  6. #a56da7
  7. #9d709f
  8. #967497
  9. #8f788f
  10. #877c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a577a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a7dd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #708bca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce688b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f70cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c7acb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc62a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c959cd {
  color: #c959cd;
}
Background
.bg-c959cd {
  background-color: #c959cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c959cd {
  border: 2px solid #c959cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c959cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c959cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c959cd, #cd5997);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c959cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.80 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.30 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.18 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.23 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.23 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.40 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.51 #36a632 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c959cd  rgb(201, 89, 205)  hsl(298, 54%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#5dcd59  rgb(93, 205, 89)  hsl(118, 54%, 58%)  Mantis
#cdc959  rgb(205, 201, 89)  hsl(58, 54%, 58%)  Straw
#59cdc9  rgb(89, 205, 201)  hsl(178, 54%, 58%)  Medium Turquoise