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#C161ED

#c161ed ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c161ed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.57% cyan, 59.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 281.14°, with 79.55% saturation and 65.49% 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 6.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.91.

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Web safe#cc66ff
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Relative luminance0.26

Complementary

  1. #c161ed
  2. #8ded61

Split complementary

  1. #c161ed
  2. #d3ed61
  3. #61ed7b

Analogous

  1. #7b61ed
  2. #c161ed
  3. #ed61d3

Triadic

  1. #c161ed
  2. #edc161
  3. #61edc1

Tetradic

  1. #c161ed
  2. #ed618d
  3. #8ded61
  4. #61edc1

Square

  1. #c161ed
  2. #ed7b61
  3. #8ded61
  4. #61d3ed

Monochromatic

  1. #7513a2
  2. #a61ce5
  3. #c161ed
  4. #dca6f5
  5. #f7eafd

Shades

#c161ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c161ed
  2. #ae57d5
  3. #9a4ebe
  4. #8744a6
  5. #743a8e
  6. #613177
  7. #4d275f
  8. #3a1d47
  9. #27132f
  10. #130a18
  11. #000000

Tints

#c161ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c161ed
  2. #c771ef
  3. #cd81f1
  4. #d490f2
  5. #daa0f4
  6. #e0b0f6
  7. #e6c0f8
  8. #ecd0fa
  9. #f3dffb
  10. #f9effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c161ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c161ed
  2. #bb64e2
  3. #b467d7
  4. #ae6acc
  5. #a76dc1
  6. #a171b7
  7. #9a74ac
  8. #9477a1
  9. #8d7a96
  10. #877d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a47dbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3386f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b8eea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd7a9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8579f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f7eeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf71c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c161ed {
  color: #c161ed;
}
Background
.bg-c161ed {
  background-color: #c161ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c161ed {
  border: 2px solid #c161ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c161ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 97 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 80% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c161ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c161ed, #ed61d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c161ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 97 237 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.91 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.92 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.33 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.98 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.37 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.02 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.38 #3e9e12 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c161ed  rgb(193, 97, 237)  hsl(281, 80%, 65%)  Medium Orchid
#8ded61  rgb(141, 237, 97)  hsl(101, 80%, 65%)  Inchworm
#edc161  rgb(237, 193, 97)  hsl(41, 80%, 65%)  Meat Brown
#61edc1  rgb(97, 237, 193)  hsl(161, 80%, 65%)  Aquamarine