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#C461CC

#c461cc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c461cc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 38.04% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.92% cyan, 52.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 295.51°, with 51.2% saturation and 59.02% 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 5.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.18.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2464

Complementary

  1. #c461cc
  2. #69cc61

Split complementary

  1. #c461cc
  2. #9fcc61
  3. #61cc8e

Analogous

  1. #8e61cc
  2. #c461cc
  3. #cc619f

Triadic

  1. #c461cc
  2. #ccc461
  3. #61ccc4

Tetradic

  1. #c461cc
  2. #cc6169
  3. #69cc61
  4. #61ccc4

Square

  1. #c461cc
  2. #cc8e61
  3. #69cc61
  4. #619fcc

Monochromatic

  1. #6a2470
  2. #a137aa
  3. #c461cc
  4. #da9bdf
  5. #efd5f1

Shades

#c461cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c461cc
  2. #b057b8
  3. #9d4ea3
  4. #89448f
  5. #763a7a
  6. #623166
  7. #4e2752
  8. #3b1d3d
  9. #271329
  10. #140a14
  11. #000000

Tints

#c461cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c461cc
  2. #ca71d1
  3. #d081d6
  4. #d690db
  5. #dca0e0
  6. #e2b0e6
  7. #e7c0eb
  8. #edd0f0
  9. #f3dff5
  10. #f9effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c461cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c461cc
  2. #bd64c4
  3. #b667bd
  4. #b06ab5
  5. #a96dae
  6. #a271a6
  7. #9b749e
  8. #947797
  9. #8e7a8f
  10. #877d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a37aa8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5380cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #728cc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c86e8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e75ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a7dca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c669aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c461cc {
  color: #c461cc;
}
Background
.bg-c461cc {
  background-color: #c461cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c461cc {
  border: 2px solid #c461cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c461cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 97 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 51% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c461cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c461cc, #cc619f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c461cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 97 204 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.18 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.65 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.96 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.76 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.06 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.16 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.24 #3b9e33 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c461cc  rgb(196, 97, 204)  hsl(296, 51%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#69cc61  rgb(105, 204, 97)  hsl(116, 51%, 59%)  Mantis
#ccc461  rgb(204, 196, 97)  hsl(56, 51%, 59%)  Dark Khaki
#61ccc4  rgb(97, 204, 196)  hsl(176, 51%, 59%)  Medium Turquoise