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#C96CDE

#c96cde ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c96cde is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 42.35% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.46% cyan, 51.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 288.95°, with 63.33% saturation and 64.71% 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 6.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 4.36.

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Relative luminance0.2842

Complementary

  1. #c96cde
  2. #81de6c

Split complementary

  1. #c96cde
  2. #bade6c
  3. #6cde90

Analogous

  1. #906cde
  2. #c96cde
  3. #de6cba

Triadic

  1. #c96cde
  2. #dec96c
  3. #6cdec9

Tetradic

  1. #c96cde
  2. #de6c81
  3. #81de6c
  4. #6cdec9

Square

  1. #c96cde
  2. #de906c
  3. #81de6c
  4. #6cbade

Monochromatic

  1. #7c2091
  2. #b12ecf
  3. #c96cde
  4. #e0aaec
  5. #f7e9fa

Shades

#c96cde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c96cde
  2. #b561c8
  3. #a156b2
  4. #8d4c9b
  5. #794185
  6. #65366f
  7. #502b59
  8. #3c2043
  9. #28162c
  10. #140b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#c96cde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c96cde
  2. #ce7be1
  3. #d489e5
  4. #d998e8
  5. #dfa7eb
  6. #e4b6ef
  7. #e9c4f2
  8. #efd3f5
  9. #f4e2f8
  10. #faf0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c96cde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c96cde
  2. #c26ed5
  3. #ba70cb
  4. #b372c2
  5. #ac74b8
  6. #a576af
  7. #9d78a6
  8. #967a9c
  9. #8f7c93
  10. #877e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa84b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #588be2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7595db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca7c9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9380e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e86dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca76ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c96cde {
  color: #c96cde;
}
Background
.bg-c96cde {
  background-color: #c96cde;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c96cde {
  border: 2px solid #c96cde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c96cde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 108 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 63% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c96cde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c96cde, #de6cba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c96cde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 108 222 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 4.36 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.59 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 5.60 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.29 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.33 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.46 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 9.56 #369321 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Orchid
#c96cde  rgb(201, 108, 222)  hsl(289, 63%, 65%)  Orchid
#81de6c  rgb(129, 222, 108)  hsl(109, 63%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#dec96c  rgb(222, 201, 108)  hsl(49, 63%, 65%)  Flax
#6cdec9  rgb(108, 222, 201)  hsl(169, 63%, 65%)  Turquoise