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#C01AC2

#c01ac2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c01ac2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 10.2% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.03% cyan, 86.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 299.29°, with 76.36% saturation and 43.14% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 7.37.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1584

Complementary

  1. #c01ac2
  2. #1cc21a

Split complementary

  1. #c01ac2
  2. #70c21a
  3. #1ac26c

Analogous

  1. #6c1ac2
  2. #c01ac2
  3. #c21a70

Triadic

  1. #c01ac2
  2. #c2c01a
  3. #1ac2c0

Tetradic

  1. #c01ac2
  2. #c21a1c
  3. #1cc21a
  4. #1ac2c0

Square

  1. #c01ac2
  2. #c26c1a
  3. #1cc21a
  4. #1a70c2

Monochromatic

  1. #3a083b
  2. #7d117f
  3. #c01ac2
  4. #e443e6
  5. #ee86ef

Shades

#c01ac2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c01ac2
  2. #ad17af
  3. #9a159b
  4. #861288
  5. #731074
  6. #600d61
  7. #4d0a4e
  8. #3a083a
  9. #260527
  10. #130313
  11. #000000

Tints

#c01ac2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c01ac2
  2. #c631c8
  3. #cd48ce
  4. #d35fd4
  5. #d976da
  6. #e08de1
  7. #e6a3e7
  8. #ecbaed
  9. #f2d1f3
  10. #f9e8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c01ac2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c01ac2
  2. #ba24bb
  3. #b32eb5
  4. #ad39ae
  5. #a643a8
  6. #a04da1
  7. #9a579a
  8. #936194
  9. #8d6c8d
  10. #867687
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965997 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5076be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c63e74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b4fc4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b5ec0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c43399 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c01ac2 {
  color: #c01ac2;
}
Background
.bg-c01ac2 {
  background-color: #c01ac2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c01ac2 {
  border: 2px solid #c01ac2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c01ac2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 26 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 76% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c01ac2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c01ac2, #c21a70);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c01ac2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 26 194 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.37 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.89 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.36 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.47 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.86 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.63 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 11.14 #3fe53d Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#c01ac2  rgb(192, 26, 194)  hsl(299, 76%, 43%)  Dark Orchid
#1cc21a  rgb(28, 194, 26)  hsl(119, 76%, 43%)  Lime Green
#c2c01a  rgb(194, 192, 26)  hsl(59, 76%, 43%)  Citrine
#1ac2c0  rgb(26, 194, 192)  hsl(179, 76%, 43%)  Tiffany Blue