#C77DFF · Orchid

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#C77DFF is a light, highly saturated purple color, closest to Orchid and near Orchid and Wisteria. In OKLCH it has 72% lightness and 0.19 chroma at hue 309°. Purple suggests creativity, luxury and imagination; deep purples feel premium, light ones feel gentle, which makes #C77DFF a natural choice for beauty, creative tools and premium products. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#C77DFF
RGBrgb(199, 125, 255)
HSLhsl(274, 100%, 75%)
CMYK22, 51, 0, 0
CSS var--orchid
Contrast2.69:1 white · 7.81:1 black

Similar named colors

Orchid #DA70D6Wisteria #C9A0DCAmethyst #9966CCMauve #E0B0FFLilac #C8A2C8

How to use #C77DFF

Black text passes WCAG AA on #C77DFF (7.81:1); white text does not (2.69:1).

For a calm scheme pair #C77DFF with its analogous neighbors #8880FF and #FF80F7; for contrast use its complement #B7FF80 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--orchid: #C77DFF;

Shades & tints

#281933#503266#774B99#9F64CC#C77DFF#D297FF#DDB1FF#E9CBFF#F4E5FF

Color harmonies for #C77DFF

Complementary

#C77DFF#B7FF80

Analogous

#C77DFF#8880FF#FF80F7

Triadic

#C77DFF#FFC880#80FFC8

Split complementary

#C77DFF#F7FF80#80FF88

Tetradic

#C77DFF#FF8880#B7FF80#80F7FF

Palettes with #C77DFF