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#C261EF

#c261ef ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c261ef is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 38.04% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.83% cyan, 59.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 280.99°, with 81.61% saturation and 65.88% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.17.

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Relative luminance0.2625

Complementary

  1. #c261ef
  2. #8eef61

Split complementary

  1. #c261ef
  2. #d5ef61
  3. #61ef7b

Analogous

  1. #7b61ef
  2. #c261ef
  3. #ef61d5

Triadic

  1. #c261ef
  2. #efc261
  3. #61efc2

Tetradic

  1. #c261ef
  2. #ef618e
  3. #8eef61
  4. #61efc2

Square

  1. #c261ef
  2. #ef7b61
  3. #8eef61
  4. #61d5ef

Monochromatic

  1. #7711a6
  2. #a71ce8
  3. #c261ef
  4. #dda6f6
  5. #f8ecfd

Shades

#c261ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c261ef
  2. #af57d7
  3. #9b4ebf
  4. #8844a7
  5. #743a8f
  6. #613178
  7. #4e2760
  8. #3a1d48
  9. #271330
  10. #130a18
  11. #000000

Tints

#c261ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c261ef
  2. #c871f1
  3. #ce81f2
  4. #d490f4
  5. #daa0f5
  6. #e1b0f7
  7. #e7c0f9
  8. #edd0fa
  9. #f3dffc
  10. #f9effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c261ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c261ef
  2. #bb64e4
  3. #b567d9
  4. #ae6ace
  5. #a86dc3
  6. #a171b8
  7. #9a74ac
  8. #9477a1
  9. #8d7a96
  10. #877d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a47dbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3187f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b8eec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be7b9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8579f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #907fed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c071c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c261ef {
  color: #c261ef;
}
Background
.bg-c261ef {
  background-color: #c261ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c261ef {
  border: 2px solid #c261ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c261ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 97 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 82% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c261ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c261ef, #ef61d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c261ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 97 239 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.17 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.73 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.41 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.23 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.41 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.15 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.25 #3d9e10 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c261ef  rgb(194, 97, 239)  hsl(281, 82%, 66%)  Medium Orchid
#8eef61  rgb(142, 239, 97)  hsl(101, 82%, 66%)  Inchworm
#efc261  rgb(239, 194, 97)  hsl(41, 82%, 66%)  Meat Brown
#61efc2  rgb(97, 239, 194)  hsl(161, 82%, 66%)  Aquamarine