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#CC81CD

#cc81cd ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#cc81cd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 50.59% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.49% cyan, 37.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 299.21°, with 43.18% saturation and 65.49% 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 7.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 4.7.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3295

Complementary

  1. #cc81cd
  2. #82cd81

Split complementary

  1. #cc81cd
  2. #a8cd81
  3. #81cda6

Analogous

  1. #a681cd
  2. #cc81cd
  3. #cd81a8

Triadic

  1. #cc81cd
  2. #cdcc81
  3. #81cdcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc81cd
  2. #cd8182
  3. #82cd81
  4. #81cdcc

Square

  1. #cc81cd
  2. #cda681
  3. #82cd81
  4. #81a8cd

Monochromatic

  1. #813382
  2. #b64ab7
  3. #cc81cd
  4. #e2b8e3
  5. #f8eff8

Shades

#cc81cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc81cd
  2. #b874b9
  3. #a367a4
  4. #8f5a90
  5. #7a4d7b
  6. #664167
  7. #523452
  8. #3d273e
  9. #291a29
  10. #140d15
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc81cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc81cd
  2. #d18ed2
  3. #d69ad7
  4. #dba7dc
  5. #e0b3e1
  6. #e6c0e6
  7. #ebcdeb
  8. #f0d9f0
  9. #f5e6f5
  10. #faf2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc81cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc81cd
  2. #c481c5
  3. #bd81be
  4. #b581b6
  5. #ae81ae
  6. #a681a7
  7. #9e809f
  8. #978097
  9. #8f808f
  10. #888088
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b192b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b95d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e9fca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0889e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a28ecf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa94cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf85b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc81cd {
  color: #cc81cd;
}
Background
.bg-cc81cd {
  background-color: #cc81cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc81cd {
  border: 2px solid #cc81cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc81cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 129 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 43% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc81cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc81cd, #cd81a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc81cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 129 205 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 4.70 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 6.73 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 6.82 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.88 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.99 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.45 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.00 #337e32 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Orchid
#cc81cd  rgb(204, 129, 205)  hsl(299, 43%, 65%)  Orchid
#82cd81  rgb(130, 205, 129)  hsl(119, 43%, 65%)  Mantis
#cdcc81  rgb(205, 204, 129)  hsl(59, 43%, 65%)  Dark Khaki
#81cdcc  rgb(129, 205, 204)  hsl(179, 43%, 65%)  Medium Turquoise