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#C160E8

#c160e8 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c160e8 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 37.65% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.81% cyan, 58.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 282.79°, with 74.73% saturation and 64.31% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 6.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.2.

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Relative luminance0.2553

Complementary

  1. #c160e8
  2. #87e860

Split complementary

  1. #c160e8
  2. #cbe860
  3. #60e87d

Analogous

  1. #7d60e8
  2. #c160e8
  3. #e860cb

Triadic

  1. #c160e8
  2. #e8c160
  3. #60e8c1

Tetradic

  1. #c160e8
  2. #e86087
  3. #87e860
  4. #60e8c1

Square

  1. #c160e8
  2. #e87d60
  3. #87e860
  4. #60cbe8

Monochromatic

  1. #731699
  2. #a620dc
  3. #c160e8
  4. #dba3f2
  5. #f5e6fb

Shades

#c160e8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c160e8
  2. #ae56d1
  3. #9a4dba
  4. #8743a2
  5. #743a8b
  6. #613074
  7. #4d265d
  8. #3a1d46
  9. #27132e
  10. #130a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#c160e8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c160e8
  2. #c770ea
  3. #cd80ed
  4. #d490ef
  5. #daa0f1
  6. #e0b0f4
  7. #e6bff6
  8. #eccff8
  9. #f3dffa
  10. #f9effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c160e8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c160e8
  2. #bb63de
  3. #b466d3
  4. #ae6ac9
  5. #a76dbe
  6. #a170b4
  7. #9a73aa
  8. #94769f
  9. #8d7a95
  10. #877d8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a37cb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3885ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e8de5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be789b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8678eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #907de6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf6fbf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c160e8 {
  color: #c160e8;
}
Background
.bg-c160e8 {
  background-color: #c160e8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c160e8 {
  border: 2px solid #c160e8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c160e8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 96 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 75% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c160e8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c160e8, #e860cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c160e8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 96 232 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.20 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.21 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.36 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.76 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.01 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.16 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.31 #3e9f17 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c160e8  rgb(193, 96, 232)  hsl(283, 75%, 64%)  Medium Orchid
#87e860  rgb(135, 232, 96)  hsl(103, 75%, 64%)  Pastel Green
#e8c160  rgb(232, 193, 96)  hsl(43, 75%, 64%)  Meat Brown
#60e8c1  rgb(96, 232, 193)  hsl(163, 75%, 64%)  Aquamarine