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#C472BF

#c472bf ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c472bf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 44.71% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.84% magenta, 2.55% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 303.66°, with 41% saturation and 60.78% 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 6.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 4.81.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2753

Complementary

  1. #c472bf
  2. #72c477

Split complementary

  1. #c472bf
  2. #96c472
  3. #72c4a0

Analogous

  1. #a072c4
  2. #c472bf
  3. #c47296

Triadic

  1. #c472bf
  2. #bfc472
  3. #72bfc4

Tetradic

  1. #c472bf
  2. #c47772
  3. #72c477
  4. #72bfc4

Square

  1. #c472bf
  2. #c4a072
  3. #72c477
  4. #7296c4

Monochromatic

  1. #6f2e6b
  2. #a5459f
  3. #c472bf
  4. #dba8d7
  5. #f1def0

Shades

#c472bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c472bf
  2. #b067ac
  3. #9d5b99
  4. #895086
  5. #764473
  6. #623960
  7. #4e2e4c
  8. #3b2239
  9. #271726
  10. #140b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#c472bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c472bf
  2. #ca80c5
  3. #d08ecc
  4. #d69cd2
  5. #dcaad9
  6. #e2b9df
  7. #e7c7e5
  8. #edd5ec
  9. #f3e3f2
  10. #f9f1f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c472bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c472bf
  2. #bd73b9
  3. #b675b2
  4. #b076ac
  5. #a978a6
  6. #a279a0
  7. #9b7a99
  8. #947c93
  9. #8e7d8d
  10. #877f86
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a784a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e88c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8393bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c97990 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9880c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a187bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c776a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c472bf {
  color: #c472bf;
}
Background
.bg-c472bf {
  background-color: #c472bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c472bf {
  border: 2px solid #c472bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c472bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 114 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 304 41% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c472bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c472bf, #c47296);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c472bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 114 191 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 4.81 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 4.97 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.75 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.19 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.57 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 9.76 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 10.09 #3b8d40 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Orchid
#c472bf  rgb(196, 114, 191)  hsl(304, 41%, 61%)  Orchid
#72c477  rgb(114, 196, 119)  hsl(124, 41%, 61%)  Mantis
#bfc472  rgb(191, 196, 114)  hsl(64, 41%, 61%)  Dark Khaki
#72bfc4  rgb(114, 191, 196)  hsl(184, 41%, 61%)  Verdigris