Information about Light Medium Orchid color

#D39BCB - Light Medium Orchid color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#D39BCB, known as "Light Medium Orchid", falls into the Magenta Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(211, 155, 203) — 82.7% red, 60.8% green, 79.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 22 / 3 / 17. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #D39BCB reads as a mildly saturated magenta and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Grayish Magenta (#CC99CC). Nearby in the Register you will also find Pastel Violet (#CB99C9) and Sunset Pink (#D48ECD).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(211, 155, 203)), which gives #D39BCB its character. On this background, black text reaches a 9.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. The name "Light Medium Orchid" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Light Medium Orchid color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Light Medium Orchid color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.

Light Medium Orchid color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.

Light Medium Orchid color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to Light Medium Orchid

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D39BCB
  • RGB211, 155, 203
  • CMYK0, 22, 3, 17
  • CSSrgb(211, 155, 203)
  • HSL309°, 39%, 72%
  • HSL Precise308.571°, 38.889%, 71.765%
  • HSV309°, 27%, 83%
  • HSB309°, 27%, 83%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.827
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • GLSLvec3(0.827, 0.608, 0.796)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.827, 0.608, 0.796, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.827, 0.608, 0.796)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB82.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.6%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDD39BCB
  • DECIMAL ID13867979
  • Name Length19
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