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#C473C4

#c473c4 ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c473c4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 45.1% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 40.7% 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 6.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 4.28.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2798

Complementary

  1. #c473c4
  2. #73c473

Split complementary

  1. #c473c4
  2. #9bc473
  3. #73c49b

Analogous

  1. #9b73c4
  2. #c473c4
  3. #c4739b

Triadic

  1. #c473c4
  2. #c4c473
  3. #73c4c4

Tetradic

  1. #c473c4
  2. #c47373
  3. #73c473
  4. #73c4c4

Square

  1. #c473c4
  2. #c49b73
  3. #73c473
  4. #739bc4

Monochromatic

  1. #6f2f6f
  2. #a546a5
  3. #c473c4
  4. #dba9db
  5. #f1dff1

Shades

#c473c4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c473c4
  2. #b068b0
  3. #9d5c9d
  4. #895189
  5. #764576
  6. #623a62
  7. #4e2e4e
  8. #3b233b
  9. #271727
  10. #140c14
  11. #000000

Tints

#c473c4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c473c4
  2. #ca81ca
  3. #d08fd0
  4. #d69dd6
  5. #dcabdc
  6. #e2b9e2
  7. #e7c7e7
  8. #edd5ed
  9. #f3e3f3
  10. #f9f1f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c473c4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c473c4
  2. #bd74bd
  3. #b676b6
  4. #b077b0
  5. #a978a9
  6. #a27aa2
  7. #9b7b9b
  8. #947c94
  9. #8e7d8e
  10. #877f87
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a786a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c8ac7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8294c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c97b92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9781c6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a188c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c778a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c473c4 {
  color: #c473c4;
}
Background
.bg-c473c4 {
  background-color: #c473c4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c473c4 {
  border: 2px solid #c473c4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c473c4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 115 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 41% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c473c4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c473c4, #c4739b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c473c4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 115 196 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 4.28 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 5.88 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.83 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.77 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.01 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.53 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 9.93 #3b8c3b Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Orchid
#c473c4  rgb(196, 115, 196)  hsl(300, 41%, 61%)  Orchid
#73c473  rgb(115, 196, 115)  hsl(120, 41%, 61%)  Mantis
#c4c473  rgb(196, 196, 115)  hsl(60, 41%, 61%)  Dark Khaki
#73c4c4  rgb(115, 196, 196)  hsl(180, 41%, 61%)  Medium Turquoise