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#C868DE

#c868de ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c868de is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 40.78% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.91% cyan, 53.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 288.81°, with 64.13% saturation and 63.92% 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 6.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 4.96.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2745

Complementary

  1. #c868de
  2. #7ede68

Split complementary

  1. #c868de
  2. #b9de68
  3. #68de8d

Analogous

  1. #8d68de
  2. #c868de
  3. #de68b9

Triadic

  1. #c868de
  2. #dec868
  3. #68dec8

Tetradic

  1. #c868de
  2. #de687e
  3. #7ede68
  4. #68dec8

Square

  1. #c868de
  2. #de8d68
  3. #7ede68
  4. #68b9de

Monochromatic

  1. #791f8e
  2. #af2dcd
  3. #c868de
  4. #dfa7ec
  5. #f6e6f9

Shades

#c868de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c868de
  2. #b45ec8
  3. #a053b2
  4. #8c499b
  5. #783e85
  6. #64346f
  7. #502a59
  8. #3c1f43
  9. #28152c
  10. #140a16
  11. #000000

Tints

#c868de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c868de
  2. #ce77e1
  3. #d386e5
  4. #d995e8
  5. #dea4eb
  6. #e4b4ef
  7. #e9c3f2
  8. #efd2f5
  9. #f4e1f8
  10. #faf0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c868de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c868de
  2. #c16ad5
  3. #ba6dcb
  4. #b26fc2
  5. #ab72b8
  6. #a474af
  7. #9d76a6
  8. #96799c
  9. #8e7b93
  10. #877e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a981b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5288e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7192db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c97999 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #917de0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b84dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c973b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c868de {
  color: #c868de;
}
Background
.bg-c868de {
  background-color: #c868de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c868de {
  border: 2px solid #c868de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c868de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 104 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 64% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c868de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c868de, #de68b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c868de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 104 222 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 4.96 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.42 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.04 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.12 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.04 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.10 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.43 #379721 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Orchid
#c868de  rgb(200, 104, 222)  hsl(289, 64%, 64%)  Orchid
#7ede68  rgb(126, 222, 104)  hsl(109, 64%, 64%)  Pastel Green
#dec868  rgb(222, 200, 104)  hsl(49, 64%, 64%)  Buff
#68dec8  rgb(104, 222, 200)  hsl(169, 64%, 64%)  Turquoise