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#C461DC

#c461dc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c461dc is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 38.04% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.91% cyan, 55.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 288.29°, with 63.73% saturation and 62.16% 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 6.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.66.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2545

Complementary

  1. #c461dc
  2. #79dc61

Split complementary

  1. #c461dc
  2. #b7dc61
  3. #61dc87

Analogous

  1. #8761dc
  2. #c461dc
  3. #dc61b7

Triadic

  1. #c461dc
  2. #dcc461
  3. #61dcc4

Tetradic

  1. #c461dc
  2. #dc6179
  3. #79dc61
  4. #61dcc4

Square

  1. #c461dc
  2. #dc8761
  3. #79dc61
  4. #61b7dc

Monochromatic

  1. #721e86
  2. #a72cc5
  3. #c461dc
  4. #dba0ea
  5. #f3def8

Shades

#c461dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c461dc
  2. #b057c6
  3. #9d4eb0
  4. #89449a
  5. #763a84
  6. #62316e
  7. #4e2758
  8. #3b1d42
  9. #27132c
  10. #140a16
  11. #000000

Tints

#c461dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c461dc
  2. #ca71e0
  3. #d081e3
  4. #d690e7
  5. #dca0ea
  6. #e2b0ee
  7. #e7c0f1
  8. #edd0f5
  9. #f3dff8
  10. #f9effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c461dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c461dc
  2. #bd64d3
  3. #b667ca
  4. #b06ac0
  5. #a96db7
  6. #a271ae
  7. #9b74a5
  8. #94779c
  9. #8e7a92
  10. #877d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a47cb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4783e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #698ed9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c57495 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b77de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #967eda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c46db6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c461dc {
  color: #c461dc;
}
Background
.bg-c461dc {
  background-color: #c461dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c461dc {
  border: 2px solid #c461dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c461dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 97 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 64% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c461dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c461dc, #dc61b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c461dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 97 220 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.66 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.39 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.17 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.42 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.10 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.27 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.27 #3b9e23 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c461dc  rgb(196, 97, 220)  hsl(288, 64%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#79dc61  rgb(121, 220, 97)  hsl(108, 64%, 62%)  Pastel Green
#dcc461  rgb(220, 196, 97)  hsl(48, 64%, 62%)  Old Gold
#61dcc4  rgb(97, 220, 196)  hsl(168, 64%, 62%)  Turquoise