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#C273CB

#c273cb ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c273cb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 45.1% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.43% cyan, 43.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 293.86°, with 45.83% saturation and 62.35% 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 6.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 4.2.

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Relative luminance0.2804

Complementary

  1. #c273cb
  2. #7ccb73

Split complementary

  1. #c273cb
  2. #a8cb73
  3. #73cb96

Analogous

  1. #9673cb
  2. #c273cb
  3. #cb73a8

Triadic

  1. #c273cb
  2. #cbc273
  3. #73cbc2

Tetradic

  1. #c273cb
  2. #cb737c
  3. #7ccb73
  4. #73cbc2

Square

  1. #c273cb
  2. #cb9673
  3. #7ccb73
  4. #73a8cb

Monochromatic

  1. #712d78
  2. #a541b0
  3. #c273cb
  4. #daabe0
  5. #f3e3f4

Shades

#c273cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c273cb
  2. #af68b7
  3. #9b5ca2
  4. #88518e
  5. #74457a
  6. #613a66
  7. #4e2e51
  8. #3a233d
  9. #271729
  10. #130c14
  11. #000000

Tints

#c273cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c273cb
  2. #c881d0
  3. #ce8fd5
  4. #d49ddb
  5. #daabe0
  6. #e1b9e5
  7. #e7c7ea
  8. #edd5ef
  9. #f3e3f5
  10. #f9f1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c273cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c273cb
  2. #bb74c4
  3. #b576bc
  4. #ae77b5
  5. #a878ad
  6. #a17aa6
  7. #9a7b9e
  8. #947c97
  9. #8d7d8f
  10. #877f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a786ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #698ace ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e94c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c57d95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9582cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e88c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c479ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c273cb {
  color: #c273cb;
}
Background
.bg-c273cb {
  background-color: #c273cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c273cb {
  border: 2px solid #c273cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c273cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 115 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 46% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c273cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c273cb, #cb73a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c273cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 115 203 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 4.20 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.43 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 7.51 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.86 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.40 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.78 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.53 #3d8c34 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Orchid
#c273cb  rgb(194, 115, 203)  hsl(294, 46%, 62%)  Orchid
#7ccb73  rgb(124, 203, 115)  hsl(114, 46%, 62%)  Mantis
#cbc273  rgb(203, 194, 115)  hsl(54, 46%, 62%)  Dark Khaki
#73cbc2  rgb(115, 203, 194)  hsl(174, 46%, 62%)  Medium Turquoise