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#C770CC

#c770cc ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c770cc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 43.92% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.45% cyan, 45.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 296.74°, with 47.42% saturation and 61.96% 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 6.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 3.35.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2809

Complementary

  1. #c770cc
  2. #75cc70

Split complementary

  1. #c770cc
  2. #a3cc70
  3. #70cc99

Analogous

  1. #9970cc
  2. #c770cc
  3. #cc70a3

Triadic

  1. #c770cc
  2. #ccc770
  3. #70ccc7

Tetradic

  1. #c770cc
  2. #cc7075
  3. #75cc70
  4. #70ccc7

Square

  1. #c770cc
  2. #cc9970
  3. #75cc70
  4. #70a3cc

Monochromatic

  1. #742b78
  2. #aa3fb1
  3. #c770cc
  4. #dda8e0
  5. #f3e1f4

Shades

#c770cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c770cc
  2. #b365b8
  3. #9f5aa3
  4. #8b4e8f
  5. #77437a
  6. #643866
  7. #502d52
  8. #3c223d
  9. #281629
  10. #140b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#c770cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c770cc
  2. #cd7ed1
  3. #d28dd6
  4. #d89bdb
  5. #dda9e0
  6. #e3b8e6
  7. #e9c6eb
  8. #eed4f0
  9. #f4e2f5
  10. #f9f1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c770cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c770cc
  2. #c072c4
  3. #b973bd
  4. #b275b5
  5. #ab76ae
  6. #a478a6
  7. #9c7a9e
  8. #957b97
  9. #8e7d8f
  10. #877e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a985ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #668acf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f94c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb7a94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9780ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a187ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c976ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c770cc {
  color: #c770cc;
}
Background
.bg-c770cc {
  background-color: #c770cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c770cc {
  border: 2px solid #c770cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c770cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 112 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 47% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c770cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c770cc, #cc70a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c770cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 112 204 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 3.35 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.25 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 7.21 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.60 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.06 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.38 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 9.86 #388f33 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Orchid
#c770cc  rgb(199, 112, 204)  hsl(297, 47%, 62%)  Orchid
#75cc70  rgb(117, 204, 112)  hsl(117, 47%, 62%)  Mantis
#ccc770  rgb(204, 199, 112)  hsl(57, 47%, 62%)  Dark Khaki
#70ccc7  rgb(112, 204, 199)  hsl(177, 47%, 62%)  Medium Turquoise