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#C168D5

#c168d5 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c168d5 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 40.78% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.39% cyan, 51.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 288.99°, with 56.48% saturation and 62.16% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 6.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.69.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2604

Complementary

  1. #c168d5
  2. #7cd568

Split complementary

  1. #c168d5
  2. #b3d568
  3. #68d58b

Analogous

  1. #8b68d5
  2. #c168d5
  3. #d568b3

Triadic

  1. #c168d5
  2. #d5c168
  3. #68d5c1

Tetradic

  1. #c168d5
  2. #d5687c
  3. #7cd568
  4. #68d5c1

Square

  1. #c168d5
  2. #d58b68
  3. #7cd568
  4. #68b3d5

Monochromatic

  1. #6f2480
  2. #a334bc
  3. #c168d5
  4. #daa4e6
  5. #f2e0f6

Shades

#c168d5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c168d5
  2. #ae5ec0
  3. #9a53aa
  4. #874995
  5. #743e80
  6. #61346b
  7. #4d2a55
  8. #3a1f40
  9. #27152b
  10. #130a15
  11. #000000

Tints

#c168d5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c168d5
  2. #c777d9
  3. #cd86dd
  4. #d495e2
  5. #daa4e6
  6. #e0b4ea
  7. #e6c3ee
  8. #ecd2f2
  9. #f3e1f7
  10. #f9f0fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c168d5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c168d5
  2. #bb6acd
  3. #b46dc4
  4. #ae6fbc
  5. #a772b3
  6. #a174ab
  7. #9a76a2
  8. #94799a
  9. #8d7b91
  10. #877e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a47fae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5585d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #708fd2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c27795 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d7bd7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9781d3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c271b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c168d5 {
  color: #c168d5;
}
Background
.bg-c168d5 {
  background-color: #c168d5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c168d5 {
  border: 2px solid #c168d5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c168d5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 104 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 56% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c168d5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c168d5, #d568b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c168d5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 104 213 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.69 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.48 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.96 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.58 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.95 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.91 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 10.13 #3e972a Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c168d5  rgb(193, 104, 213)  hsl(289, 56%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#7cd568  rgb(124, 213, 104)  hsl(109, 56%, 62%)  Pastel Green
#d5c168  rgb(213, 193, 104)  hsl(49, 56%, 62%)  Vegas Gold
#68d5c1  rgb(104, 213, 193)  hsl(169, 56%, 62%)  Turquoise