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#C468CF

#c468cf ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c468cf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 40.78% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.31% cyan, 49.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 293.59°, with 51.76% saturation and 60.98% 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 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 4.65.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2614

Complementary

  1. #c468cf
  2. #73cf68

Split complementary

  1. #c468cf
  2. #a7cf68
  3. #68cf90

Analogous

  1. #9068cf
  2. #c468cf
  3. #cf68a7

Triadic

  1. #c468cf
  2. #cfc468
  3. #68cfc4

Tetradic

  1. #c468cf
  2. #cf6873
  3. #73cf68
  4. #68cfc4

Square

  1. #c468cf
  2. #cf9068
  3. #73cf68
  4. #68a7cf

Monochromatic

  1. #6f2678
  2. #a539b2
  3. #c468cf
  4. #dba2e1
  5. #f1dcf4

Shades

#c468cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c468cf
  2. #b05eba
  3. #9d53a6
  4. #894991
  5. #763e7c
  6. #623468
  7. #4e2a53
  8. #3b1f3e
  9. #271529
  10. #140a15
  11. #000000

Tints

#c468cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c468cf
  2. #ca77d4
  3. #d086d9
  4. #d695dd
  5. #dca4e2
  6. #e2b4e7
  7. #e7c3ec
  8. #edd2f1
  9. #f3e1f5
  10. #f9f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c468cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c468cf
  2. #bd6ac7
  3. #b66dbf
  4. #b06fb7
  5. #a972af
  6. #a274a8
  7. #9b76a0
  8. #947998
  9. #8e7b90
  10. #877e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a57fab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a85d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7690cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c77592 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #917ad1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b82cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c670ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c468cf {
  color: #c468cf;
}
Background
.bg-c468cf {
  background-color: #c468cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c468cf {
  border: 2px solid #c468cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c468cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 104 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 52% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c468cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c468cf, #cf68a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c468cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 104 207 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 4.65 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.29 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.59 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.07 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.82 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.85 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.78 #3b9730 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Orchid
#c468cf  rgb(196, 104, 207)  hsl(294, 52%, 61%)  Orchid
#73cf68  rgb(115, 207, 104)  hsl(114, 52%, 61%)  Mantis
#cfc468  rgb(207, 196, 104)  hsl(54, 52%, 61%)  Dark Khaki
#68cfc4  rgb(104, 207, 196)  hsl(174, 52%, 61%)  Medium Turquoise