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#C91ECD

#c91ecd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c91ecd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 11.76% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.95% cyan, 85.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 298.63°, with 74.47% saturation and 46.08% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.86.

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Relative luminance0.1775

Complementary

  1. #c91ecd
  2. #22cd1e

Split complementary

  1. #c91ecd
  2. #7acd1e
  3. #1ecd72

Analogous

  1. #721ecd
  2. #c91ecd
  3. #cd1e7a

Triadic

  1. #c91ecd
  2. #cdc91e
  3. #1ecdc9

Tetradic

  1. #c91ecd
  2. #cd1e22
  3. #22cd1e
  4. #1ecdc9

Square

  1. #c91ecd
  2. #cd721e
  3. #22cd1e
  4. #1e7acd

Monochromatic

  1. #460a48
  2. #88148a
  3. #c91ecd
  4. #e252e6
  5. #ed95ef

Shades

#c91ecd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c91ecd
  2. #b51bb9
  3. #a118a4
  4. #8d1590
  5. #79127b
  6. #650f67
  7. #500c52
  8. #3c093e
  9. #280629
  10. #140315
  11. #000000

Tints

#c91ecd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c91ecd
  2. #ce35d2
  3. #d44bd7
  4. #d962dc
  5. #df78e1
  6. #e48fe6
  7. #e9a5eb
  8. #efbcf0
  9. #f4d2f5
  10. #fae9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c91ecd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c91ecd
  2. #c228c5
  3. #ba32be
  4. #b33bb6
  5. #ac45ae
  6. #a54fa7
  7. #9d599f
  8. #966397
  9. #8f6c8f
  10. #877688
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5ea0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #537cc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf437b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8154d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9263cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd38a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c91ecd {
  color: #c91ecd;
}
Background
.bg-c91ecd {
  background-color: #c91ecd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c91ecd {
  border: 2px solid #c91ecd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c91ecd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 30 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 74% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c91ecd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c91ecd, #cd1e7a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c91ecd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 30 205 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.86 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.24 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.60 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.87 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.79 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.80 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 11.22 #36e132 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c91ecd  rgb(201, 30, 205)  hsl(299, 74%, 46%)  Medium Orchid
#22cd1e  rgb(34, 205, 30)  hsl(119, 74%, 46%)  Lime Green
#cdc91e  rgb(205, 201, 30)  hsl(59, 74%, 46%)  Citrine
#1ecdc9  rgb(30, 205, 201)  hsl(179, 74%, 46%)  Robin Egg Blue