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#C46BBD

#c46bbd ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c46bbd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 41.96% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 45.41% magenta, 3.57% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 304.72°, with 43% saturation and 59.41% 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 6.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 5.12.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2593

Complementary

  1. #c46bbd
  2. #6bc472

Split complementary

  1. #c46bbd
  2. #90c46b
  3. #6bc49e

Analogous

  1. #9e6bc4
  2. #c46bbd
  3. #c46b90

Triadic

  1. #c46bbd
  2. #bdc46b
  3. #6bbdc4

Tetradic

  1. #c46bbd
  2. #c4726b
  3. #6bc472
  4. #6bbdc4

Square

  1. #c46bbd
  2. #c49e6b
  3. #6bc472
  4. #6b90c4

Monochromatic

  1. #6b2b66
  2. #a2419a
  3. #c46bbd
  4. #daa2d5
  5. #f0d8ee

Shades

#c46bbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c46bbd
  2. #b060aa
  3. #9d5697
  4. #894b84
  5. #764071
  6. #62365f
  7. #4e2b4c
  8. #3b2039
  9. #271526
  10. #140b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#c46bbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c46bbd
  2. #ca7ac4
  3. #d089ca
  4. #d697d1
  5. #dca6d7
  6. #e2b5de
  7. #e7c4e5
  8. #edd3eb
  9. #f3e1f2
  10. #f9f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c46bbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c46bbd
  2. #bd6db7
  3. #b66fb1
  4. #b071ab
  5. #a973a5
  6. #a2769f
  7. #9b7898
  8. #947a92
  9. #8e7c8c
  10. #877e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a580a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6784c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f90ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca728b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #957bbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f83bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c86fa2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c46bbd {
  color: #c46bbd;
}
Background
.bg-c46bbd {
  background-color: #c46bbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c46bbd {
  border: 2px solid #c46bbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c46bbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 107 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 305 43% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c46bbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c46bbd, #c46b90);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c46bbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 107 189 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.12 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 5.34 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.97 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.49 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 9.92 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 10.32 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 10.43 #3b9442 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Orchid
#c46bbd  rgb(196, 107, 189)  hsl(305, 43%, 59%)  Orchid
#6bc472  rgb(107, 196, 114)  hsl(125, 43%, 59%)  Mantis
#bdc46b  rgb(189, 196, 107)  hsl(65, 43%, 59%)  Dark Khaki
#6bbdc4  rgb(107, 189, 196)  hsl(185, 43%, 59%)  Verdigris