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#C811BC

#c811bc ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c811bc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 6.67% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.5% magenta, 6% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 303.93°, with 84.33% saturation and 42.55% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 8.75.

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Relative luminance0.1631

Complementary

  1. #c811bc
  2. #11c81d

Split complementary

  1. #c811bc
  2. #61c811
  3. #11c878

Analogous

  1. #7811c8
  2. #c811bc
  3. #c81161

Triadic

  1. #c811bc
  2. #bcc811
  3. #11bcc8

Tetradic

  1. #c811bc
  2. #c81d11
  3. #11c81d
  4. #11bcc8

Square

  1. #c811bc
  2. #c87811
  3. #11c81d
  4. #1161c8

Monochromatic

  1. #3b0537
  2. #810b7a
  3. #c811bc
  4. #ee37e2
  5. #f47eec

Shades

#c811bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c811bc
  2. #b40fa9
  3. #a00e96
  4. #8c0c84
  5. #780a71
  6. #64095e
  7. #50074b
  8. #3c0538
  9. #280326
  10. #140213
  11. #000000

Tints

#c811bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c811bc
  2. #ce29c3
  3. #d341c9
  4. #d958d0
  5. #de70d7
  6. #e488de
  7. #e9a0e4
  8. #efb8eb
  9. #f4cff2
  10. #fae7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c811bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c811bc
  2. #c11cb6
  3. #ba27b0
  4. #b232aa
  5. #ab3da4
  6. #a4499e
  7. #9d5498
  8. #965f92
  9. #8e6a8c
  10. #877586
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5995 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a78b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1346f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #834dbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9360ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd2a94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c811bc {
  color: #c811bc;
}
Background
.bg-c811bc {
  background-color: #c811bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c811bc {
  border: 2px solid #c811bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c811bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 17 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 304 84% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c811bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c811bc, #c81161);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c811bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 17 188 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.75 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.88 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.21 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.66 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.93 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.00 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 11.58 #37ee43 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#c811bc  rgb(200, 17, 188)  hsl(304, 84%, 43%)  Purpureus
#11c81d  rgb(17, 200, 29)  hsl(124, 84%, 43%)  Lime Green
#bcc811  rgb(188, 200, 17)  hsl(64, 84%, 43%)  Pear
#11bcc8  rgb(17, 188, 200)  hsl(184, 84%, 43%)  Dark Turquoise