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#C261DB

#c261db ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c261db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 38.04% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.42% cyan, 55.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 287.7°, with 62.89% 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 6.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.4.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2513

Complementary

  1. #c261db
  2. #7adb61

Split complementary

  1. #c261db
  2. #b7db61
  3. #61db85

Analogous

  1. #8561db
  2. #c261db
  3. #db61b7

Triadic

  1. #c261db
  2. #dbc261
  3. #61dbc2

Tetradic

  1. #c261db
  2. #db617a
  3. #7adb61
  4. #61dbc2

Square

  1. #c261db
  2. #db8561
  3. #7adb61
  4. #61b7db

Monochromatic

  1. #701e85
  2. #a42cc3
  3. #c261db
  4. #da9fe9
  5. #f2def7

Shades

#c261db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c261db
  2. #af57c5
  3. #9b4eaf
  4. #884499
  5. #743a83
  6. #61316e
  7. #4e2758
  8. #3a1d42
  9. #27132c
  10. #130a16
  11. #000000

Tints

#c261db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c261db
  2. #c871df
  3. #ce81e2
  4. #d490e6
  5. #daa0e9
  6. #e1b0ed
  7. #e7c0f1
  8. #edd0f4
  9. #f3dff8
  10. #f9effb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c261db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c261db
  2. #bb64d2
  3. #b567c9
  4. #ae6ac0
  5. #a86db7
  6. #a171ae
  7. #9a74a4
  8. #94779b
  9. #8d7a92
  10. #877d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a37bb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4783df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #688dd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c27495 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a77dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #957ed9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c26db5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c261db {
  color: #c261db;
}
Background
.bg-c261db {
  background-color: #c261db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c261db {
  border: 2px solid #c261db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c261db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 97 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 63% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c261db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c261db, #db61b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c261db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 97 219 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.40 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.66 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.13 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.71 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.75 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.54 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.54 #3d9e24 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c261db  rgb(194, 97, 219)  hsl(288, 63%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#7adb61  rgb(122, 219, 97)  hsl(108, 63%, 62%)  Pastel Green
#dbc261  rgb(219, 194, 97)  hsl(48, 63%, 62%)  Old Gold
#61dbc2  rgb(97, 219, 194)  hsl(168, 63%, 62%)  Turquoise