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#C968CB

#c968cb ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c968cb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 40.78% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.99% cyan, 48.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 298.79°, with 48.77% saturation and 60.2% 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 6.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 3.78.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2663

Complementary

  1. #c968cb
  2. #6acb68

Split complementary

  1. #c968cb
  2. #9ccb68
  3. #68cb98

Analogous

  1. #9868cb
  2. #c968cb
  3. #cb689c

Triadic

  1. #c968cb
  2. #cbc968
  3. #68cbc9

Tetradic

  1. #c968cb
  2. #cb686a
  3. #6acb68
  4. #68cbc9

Square

  1. #c968cb
  2. #cb9868
  3. #6acb68
  4. #689ccb

Monochromatic

  1. #712773
  2. #a93bab
  3. #c968cb
  4. #dda1df
  5. #f2daf2

Shades

#c968cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c968cb
  2. #b55eb7
  3. #a153a2
  4. #8d498e
  5. #793e7a
  6. #653466
  7. #502a51
  8. #3c1f3d
  9. #281529
  10. #140a14
  11. #000000

Tints

#c968cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c968cb
  2. #ce77d0
  3. #d486d5
  4. #d995db
  5. #dfa4e0
  6. #e4b4e5
  7. #e9c3ea
  8. #efd2ef
  9. #f4e1f5
  10. #faf0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c968cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c968cb
  2. #c26ac4
  3. #ba6dbc
  4. #b36fb5
  5. #ac72ad
  6. #a574a6
  7. #9d769e
  8. #967997
  9. #8f7b8f
  10. #877e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a880a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e85ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b91c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce7390 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #957bcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a083c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc6fab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c968cb {
  color: #c968cb;
}
Background
.bg-c968cb {
  background-color: #c968cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c968cb {
  border: 2px solid #c968cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c968cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 104 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 49% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c968cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c968cb, #cb689c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c968cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 104 203 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 3.78 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.31 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.46 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 7.53 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.41 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.27 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 9.80 #369734 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Orchid
#c968cb  rgb(201, 104, 203)  hsl(299, 49%, 60%)  Orchid
#6acb68  rgb(106, 203, 104)  hsl(119, 49%, 60%)  Mantis
#cbc968  rgb(203, 201, 104)  hsl(59, 49%, 60%)  Straw
#68cbc9  rgb(104, 203, 201)  hsl(179, 49%, 60%)  Medium Turquoise