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#CC6EDD

#cc6edd ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#cc6edd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 43.14% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.69% cyan, 50.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 290.81°, with 62.01% saturation and 64.9% 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 6.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 3.53.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2921

Complementary

  1. #cc6edd
  2. #7fdd6e

Split complementary

  1. #cc6edd
  2. #b6dd6e
  3. #6edd94

Analogous

  1. #946edd
  2. #cc6edd
  3. #dd6eb6

Triadic

  1. #cc6edd
  2. #ddcc6e
  3. #6eddcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc6edd
  2. #dd6e7f
  3. #7fdd6e
  4. #6eddcc

Square

  1. #cc6edd
  2. #dd946e
  3. #7fdd6e
  4. #6eb6dd

Monochromatic

  1. #7f2290
  2. #b630ce
  3. #cc6edd
  4. #e2acec
  5. #f8eafa

Shades

#cc6edd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc6edd
  2. #b863c7
  3. #a358b1
  4. #8f4d9b
  5. #7a4285
  6. #66376f
  7. #522c58
  8. #3d2142
  9. #29162c
  10. #140b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc6edd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc6edd
  2. #d17de0
  3. #d68be4
  4. #db9ae7
  5. #e0a8eb
  6. #e6b7ee
  7. #ebc5f1
  8. #f0d4f5
  9. #f5e2f8
  10. #faf1fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc6edd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc6edd
  2. #c470d4
  3. #bd72ca
  4. #b573c1
  5. #ae75b8
  6. #a677af
  7. #9e79a5
  8. #977b9c
  9. #8f7c93
  10. #887e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad86b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c8ce1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7997da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce7d9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9681df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a188db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd77b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc6edd {
  color: #cc6edd;
}
Background
.bg-cc6edd {
  background-color: #cc6edd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc6edd {
  border: 2px solid #cc6edd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc6edd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 110 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 62% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc6edd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc6edd, #dd6eb6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc6edd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 110 221 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 3.53 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 5.41 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.69 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.00 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 7.56 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 8.95 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.83 #339122 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Orchid
#cc6edd  rgb(204, 110, 221)  hsl(291, 62%, 65%)  Orchid
#7fdd6e  rgb(127, 221, 110)  hsl(111, 62%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#ddcc6e  rgb(221, 204, 110)  hsl(51, 62%, 65%)  Straw
#6eddcc  rgb(110, 221, 204)  hsl(171, 62%, 65%)  Turquoise