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#C161EC

#c161ec ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c161ec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.22% cyan, 58.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 281.44°, with 78.53% saturation and 65.29% 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 6.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.79.

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Relative luminance0.2594

Complementary

  1. #c161ec
  2. #8cec61

Split complementary

  1. #c161ec
  2. #d1ec61
  3. #61ec7b

Analogous

  1. #7b61ec
  2. #c161ec
  3. #ec61d1

Triadic

  1. #c161ec
  2. #ecc161
  3. #61ecc1

Tetradic

  1. #c161ec
  2. #ec618c
  3. #8cec61
  4. #61ecc1

Square

  1. #c161ec
  2. #ec7b61
  3. #8cec61
  4. #61d1ec

Monochromatic

  1. #7513a1
  2. #a61de4
  3. #c161ec
  4. #dca5f4
  5. #f7eafc

Shades

#c161ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c161ec
  2. #ae57d4
  3. #9a4ebd
  4. #8744a5
  5. #743a8e
  6. #613176
  7. #4d275e
  8. #3a1d47
  9. #27132f
  10. #130a18
  11. #000000

Tints

#c161ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c161ec
  2. #c771ee
  3. #cd81f0
  4. #d490f2
  5. #daa0f4
  6. #e0b0f6
  7. #e6c0f7
  8. #ecd0f9
  9. #f3dffb
  10. #f9effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c161ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c161ec
  2. #bb64e1
  3. #b467d6
  4. #ae6acc
  5. #a76dc1
  6. #a171b6
  7. #9a74ab
  8. #9477a0
  9. #8d7a96
  10. #877d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a47dba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3586f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c8ee9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd7a9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8579ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #907eea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf71c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c161ec {
  color: #c161ec;
}
Background
.bg-c161ec {
  background-color: #c161ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c161ec {
  border: 2px solid #c161ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c161ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 97 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 79% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c161ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c161ec, #ec61d1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c161ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 97 236 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.79 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.94 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.30 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.93 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.27 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.03 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.37 #3e9e13 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c161ec  rgb(193, 97, 236)  hsl(281, 79%, 65%)  Medium Orchid
#8cec61  rgb(140, 236, 97)  hsl(101, 79%, 65%)  Inchworm
#ecc161  rgb(236, 193, 97)  hsl(41, 79%, 65%)  Meat Brown
#61ecc1  rgb(97, 236, 193)  hsl(161, 79%, 65%)  Aquamarine