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#C17BC1

#c17bc1 ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c17bc1 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 48.24% green and 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 36.08% saturation and 61.96% 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 6.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 5.71.

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Relative luminance0.2935

Complementary

  1. #c17bc1
  2. #7bc17b

Split complementary

  1. #c17bc1
  2. #9ec17b
  3. #7bc19e

Analogous

  1. #9e7bc1
  2. #c17bc1
  3. #c17b9e

Triadic

  1. #c17bc1
  2. #c1c17b
  3. #7bc1c1

Tetradic

  1. #c17bc1
  2. #c17b7b
  3. #7bc17b
  4. #7bc1c1

Square

  1. #c17bc1
  2. #c19e7b
  3. #7bc17b
  4. #7b9ec1

Monochromatic

  1. #6f346f
  2. #a34da3
  3. #c17bc1
  4. #d9afd9
  5. #f2e3f2

Shades

#c17bc1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c17bc1
  2. #ae6fae
  3. #9a629a
  4. #875687
  5. #744a74
  6. #613e61
  7. #4d314d
  8. #3a253a
  9. #271927
  10. #130c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#c17bc1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c17bc1
  2. #c788c7
  3. #cd95cd
  4. #d4a3d4
  5. #dab0da
  6. #e0bde0
  7. #e6cae6
  8. #ecd7ec
  9. #f3e5f3
  10. #f9f2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c17bc1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c17bc1
  2. #bb7cbb
  3. #b47cb4
  4. #ae7dae
  5. #a77da7
  6. #a17ea1
  7. #9a7e9a
  8. #947f94
  9. #8d7f8d
  10. #878087
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a88aa8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #768ec4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8897bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c58195 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a87c3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a28cc0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c37fa9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c17bc1 {
  color: #c17bc1;
}
Background
.bg-c17bc1 {
  background-color: #c17bc1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c17bc1 {
  border: 2px solid #c17bc1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c17bc1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 123 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 36% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c17bc1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c17bc1, #c17b9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c17bc1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 123 193 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.71 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 5.71 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.97 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.26 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.35 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.00 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.09 #3e843e Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Orchid
#c17bc1  rgb(193, 123, 193)  hsl(300, 36%, 62%)  Orchid
#7bc17b  rgb(123, 193, 123)  hsl(120, 36%, 62%)  Mantis
#c1c17b  rgb(193, 193, 123)  hsl(60, 36%, 62%)  Dark Khaki
#7bc1c1  rgb(123, 193, 193)  hsl(180, 36%, 62%)  Medium Turquoise