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#C01AC5

#c01ac5 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c01ac5 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 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.54% cyan, 86.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 298.25°, with 76.68% saturation and 43.73% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 7.16.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1598

Complementary

  1. #c01ac5
  2. #1fc51a

Split complementary

  1. #c01ac5
  2. #74c51a
  3. #1ac56b

Analogous

  1. #6b1ac5
  2. #c01ac5
  3. #c51a74

Triadic

  1. #c01ac5
  2. #c5c01a
  3. #1ac5c0

Tetradic

  1. #c01ac5
  2. #c51a1f
  3. #1fc51a
  4. #1ac5c0

Square

  1. #c01ac5
  2. #c56b1a
  3. #1fc51a
  4. #1a74c5

Monochromatic

  1. #3c083e
  2. #7e1181
  3. #c01ac5
  4. #e245e6
  5. #ec89ef

Shades

#c01ac5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c01ac5
  2. #ad17b1
  3. #9a159e
  4. #86128a
  5. #731076
  6. #600d63
  7. #4d0a4f
  8. #3a083b
  9. #260527
  10. #130314
  11. #000000

Tints

#c01ac5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c01ac5
  2. #c631cb
  3. #cd48d1
  4. #d35fd6
  5. #d976dc
  6. #e08de2
  7. #e6a3e8
  8. #ecbaee
  9. #f2d1f3
  10. #f9e8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c01ac5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c01ac5
  2. #ba24be
  3. #b32eb7
  4. #ad39b0
  5. #a643a9
  6. #a04da3
  7. #9a579c
  8. #936195
  9. #8d6c8e
  10. #867687
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965999 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063c9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e76c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c54075 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b4fc7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a5ec3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3349c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c01ac5 {
  color: #c01ac5;
}
Background
.bg-c01ac5 {
  background-color: #c01ac5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c01ac5 {
  border: 2px solid #c01ac5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c01ac5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 26 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 77% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c01ac5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c01ac5, #c51a74);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c01ac5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 26 197 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.16 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.90 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.95 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.26 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.68 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.25 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.86 #3fe53a Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#c01ac5  rgb(192, 26, 197)  hsl(298, 77%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#1fc51a  rgb(31, 197, 26)  hsl(118, 77%, 44%)  Lime Green
#c5c01a  rgb(197, 192, 26)  hsl(58, 77%, 44%)  Citrine
#1ac5c0  rgb(26, 197, 192)  hsl(178, 77%, 44%)  Robin Egg Blue