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#C162CF

#c162cf ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c162cf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 38.43% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.76% cyan, 52.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 292.29°, with 53.17% saturation and 59.8% 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 5.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.69.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2458

Complementary

  1. #c162cf
  2. #70cf62

Split complementary

  1. #c162cf
  2. #a6cf62
  3. #62cf8a

Analogous

  1. #8a62cf
  2. #c162cf
  3. #cf62a6

Triadic

  1. #c162cf
  2. #cfc162
  3. #62cfc1

Tetradic

  1. #c162cf
  2. #cf6270
  3. #70cf62
  4. #62cfc1

Square

  1. #c162cf
  2. #cf8a62
  3. #70cf62
  4. #62a6cf

Monochromatic

  1. #6a2474
  2. #9f35af
  3. #c162cf
  4. #d89de1
  5. #efd7f3

Shades

#c162cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c162cf
  2. #ae58ba
  3. #9a4ea6
  4. #874591
  5. #743b7c
  6. #613168
  7. #4d2753
  8. #3a1d3e
  9. #271429
  10. #130a15
  11. #000000

Tints

#c162cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c162cf
  2. #c772d4
  3. #cd81d9
  4. #d491dd
  5. #daa1e2
  6. #e0b1e7
  7. #e6c0ec
  8. #ecd0f1
  9. #f3e0f5
  10. #f9effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c162cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c162cf
  2. #bb65c7
  3. #b468bf
  4. #ae6bb7
  5. #a76eaf
  6. #a171a8
  7. #9a74a0
  8. #947798
  9. #8d7a90
  10. #877d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a27aa9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5181d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f8ccc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3718f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c76d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #977dcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c26bad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c162cf {
  color: #c162cf;
}
Background
.bg-c162cf {
  background-color: #c162cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c162cf {
  border: 2px solid #c162cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c162cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 98 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 53% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c162cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c162cf, #cf62a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c162cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 98 207 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.69 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.05 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.42 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.01 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.83 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.87 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.38 #3e9d30 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c162cf  rgb(193, 98, 207)  hsl(292, 53%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#70cf62  rgb(112, 207, 98)  hsl(112, 53%, 60%)  Mantis
#cfc162  rgb(207, 193, 98)  hsl(52, 53%, 60%)  Vegas Gold
#62cfc1  rgb(98, 207, 193)  hsl(172, 53%, 60%)  Medium Turquoise