#c427b5

Color #c427b5

A moderately saturated medium magenta.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 16.99 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-600 #c800de · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c427b5

RGB

rgb(196, 39, 181)

HSL

hsl(305.7, 66.8%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(305.7, 80.1%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 80.1%, 7.7%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(47.66, 72.84, -39.46)

LCH

lch(47.66, 82.84, 331.55)

OKLCH

oklch(58%, 0.2363, 332.64)

HWB

hwb(305.7, 15.3%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#27c436

Analogous

#8427c4

#c427b5

#c42767

Triadic

#c427b5

#b5c427

#27b5c4

Split-complementary

#c427b5

#67c427

#27c484

Tetradic

#c427b5

#c43627

#27c436

#27b5c4

Square

#c427b5

#c48427

#27c436

#2767c4

Shades

Color #c427b5 mixed toward black.

#a32197

#831a79

#62145b

#410d3c

#21071e

Tints

Color #c427b5 mixed toward white.

#d940ca

#e166d5

#e88cdf

#f0b3ea

#f7d9f4

Tones

Color #c427b5 mixed toward gray.

#b734ab

#aa41a0

#9d4e95

#905b8b

#836880

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.3:1

White text reads better on this background (4.88:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a99a1 · ΔE 30.7

Deuteranopia

#a0a89b · ΔE 46.6

Tritanopia

#c08e8a · ΔE 30.6

Achromatopsia

#717171 · ΔE 29

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c427b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c427b5]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#c427b5 (#c427b5) is rgb(196, 39, 181) in RGB.

No, #c427b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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