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#C161E5

#c161e5 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c161e5 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 38.04% green and 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.72% cyan, 57.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 283.64°, with 71.74% saturation and 63.92% 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 4.03.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2554

Complementary

  1. #c161e5
  2. #85e561

Split complementary

  1. #c161e5
  2. #c7e561
  3. #61e57f

Analogous

  1. #7f61e5
  2. #c161e5
  3. #e561c7

Triadic

  1. #c161e5
  2. #e5c161
  3. #61e5c1

Tetradic

  1. #c161e5
  2. #e56185
  3. #85e561
  4. #61e5c1

Square

  1. #c161e5
  2. #e57f61
  3. #85e561
  4. #61c7e5

Monochromatic

  1. #731895
  2. #a523d6
  3. #c161e5
  4. #dba3f0
  5. #f5e4fb

Shades

#c161e5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c161e5
  2. #ae57ce
  3. #9a4eb7
  4. #8744a0
  5. #743a89
  6. #613173
  7. #4d275c
  8. #3a1d45
  9. #27132e
  10. #130a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#c161e5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c161e5
  2. #c771e8
  3. #cd81ea
  4. #d490ed
  5. #daa0ef
  6. #e0b0f2
  7. #e6c0f5
  8. #ecd0f7
  9. #f3dffa
  10. #f9effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c161e5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c161e5
  2. #bb64db
  3. #b467d1
  4. #ae6ac7
  5. #a76dbd
  6. #a171b3
  7. #9a74a8
  8. #94779e
  9. #8d7a94
  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 #a37cb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d85e9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #618de2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf779a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8778e8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #927ee3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c06fbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c161e5 {
  color: #c161e5;
}
Background
.bg-c161e5 {
  background-color: #c161e5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c161e5 {
  border: 2px solid #c161e5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c161e5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 97 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 72% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c161e5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c161e5, #e561c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c161e5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 97 229 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.03 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.11 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.20 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.63 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.67 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.19 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.41 #3e9e1a Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c161e5  rgb(193, 97, 229)  hsl(284, 72%, 64%)  Medium Orchid
#85e561  rgb(133, 229, 97)  hsl(104, 72%, 64%)  Pastel Green
#e5c161  rgb(229, 193, 97)  hsl(44, 72%, 64%)  Meat Brown
#61e5c1  rgb(97, 229, 193)  hsl(164, 72%, 64%)  Medium Aquamarine