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#CC79CC

#cc79cc ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#cc79cc is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 47.45% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 40.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 44.86% saturation and 63.73% 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 7.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 3.21.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.3087

Complementary

  1. #cc79cc
  2. #79cc79

Split complementary

  1. #cc79cc
  2. #a3cc79
  3. #79cca3

Analogous

  1. #a379cc
  2. #cc79cc
  3. #cc79a3

Triadic

  1. #cc79cc
  2. #cccc79
  3. #79cccc

Tetradic

  1. #cc79cc
  2. #cc7979
  3. #79cc79
  4. #79cccc

Square

  1. #cc79cc
  2. #cca379
  3. #79cc79
  4. #79a3cc

Monochromatic

  1. #7d2f7d
  2. #b445b4
  3. #cc79cc
  4. #e1b0e1
  5. #f6e8f6

Shades

#cc79cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc79cc
  2. #b86db8
  3. #a361a3
  4. #8f558f
  5. #7a497a
  6. #663d66
  7. #523052
  8. #3d243d
  9. #291829
  10. #140c14
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc79cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc79cc
  2. #d186d1
  3. #d694d6
  4. #dba1db
  5. #e0afe0
  6. #e6bce6
  7. #ebc9eb
  8. #f0d7f0
  9. #f5e4f5
  10. #faf2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc79cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc79cc
  2. #c47ac4
  3. #bd7abd
  4. #b57bb5
  5. #ae7cae
  6. #a67da6
  7. #9e7d9e
  8. #977e97
  9. #8f7f8f
  10. #887f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #af8caf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7290cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #899bc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d18199 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e87ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a88eca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf7eb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc79cc {
  color: #cc79cc;
}
Background
.bg-cc79cc {
  background-color: #cc79cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc79cc {
  border: 2px solid #cc79cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc79cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 121 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 45% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc79cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc79cc, #cc79a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc79cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 121 204 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 3.21 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 6.33 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.68 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 6.96 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.34 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 8.90 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 9.67 #338633 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Orchid
#cc79cc  rgb(204, 121, 204)  hsl(300, 45%, 64%)  Orchid
#79cc79  rgb(121, 204, 121)  hsl(120, 45%, 64%)  Mantis
#cccc79  rgb(204, 204, 121)  hsl(60, 45%, 64%)  Dark Khaki
#79cccc  rgb(121, 204, 204)  hsl(180, 45%, 64%)  Medium Turquoise