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#C460EB

#c460eb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c460eb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 37.65% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.6% cyan, 59.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 283.17°, with 77.65% saturation and 64.9% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.68.

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Web safe#cc66ff
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Relative luminance0.261

Complementary

  1. #c460eb
  2. #87eb60

Split complementary

  1. #c460eb
  2. #cceb60
  3. #60eb7f

Analogous

  1. #7f60eb
  2. #c460eb
  3. #eb60cc

Triadic

  1. #c460eb
  2. #ebc460
  3. #60ebc4

Tetradic

  1. #c460eb
  2. #eb6087
  3. #87eb60
  4. #60ebc4

Square

  1. #c460eb
  2. #eb7f60
  3. #87eb60
  4. #60cceb

Monochromatic

  1. #77149e
  2. #ab1ce2
  3. #c460eb
  4. #dda4f4
  5. #f6e8fc

Shades

#c460eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c460eb
  2. #b056d4
  3. #9d4dbc
  4. #8943a5
  5. #763a8d
  6. #623076
  7. #4e265e
  8. #3b1d47
  9. #27132f
  10. #140a18
  11. #000000

Tints

#c460eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c460eb
  2. #ca70ed
  3. #d080ef
  4. #d690f1
  5. #dca0f3
  6. #e2b0f5
  7. #e7bff7
  8. #edcff9
  9. #f3dffb
  10. #f9effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c460eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c460eb
  2. #bd63e0
  3. #b666d6
  4. #b06acb
  5. #a96dc0
  6. #a270b6
  7. #9b73ab
  8. #9476a0
  9. #8e7a95
  10. #877d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a57dba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3686ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f8fe8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1789d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8778ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #927ee9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c26fc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c460eb {
  color: #c460eb;
}
Background
.bg-c460eb {
  background-color: #c460eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c460eb {
  border: 2px solid #c460eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c460eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 96 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 78% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c460eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c460eb, #eb60cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c460eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 96 235 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.68 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.70 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.44 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.82 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.32 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.90 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.90 #3b9f14 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c460eb  rgb(196, 96, 235)  hsl(283, 78%, 65%)  Medium Orchid
#87eb60  rgb(135, 235, 96)  hsl(103, 78%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#ebc460  rgb(235, 196, 96)  hsl(43, 78%, 65%)  Meat Brown
#60ebc4  rgb(96, 235, 196)  hsl(163, 78%, 65%)  Aquamarine