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#C01AC8

#c01ac8 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c01ac8 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 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4% cyan, 87% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 297.24°, with 76.99% saturation and 44.31% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.97.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1612

Complementary

  1. #c01ac8
  2. #22c81a

Split complementary

  1. #c01ac8
  2. #79c81a
  3. #1ac869

Analogous

  1. #691ac8
  2. #c01ac8
  3. #c81a79

Triadic

  1. #c01ac8
  2. #c8c01a
  3. #1ac8c0

Tetradic

  1. #c01ac8
  2. #c81a22
  3. #22c81a
  4. #1ac8c0

Square

  1. #c01ac8
  2. #c8691a
  3. #22c81a
  4. #1a79c8

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0841
  2. #7f1184
  3. #c01ac8
  4. #e047e7
  5. #eb8bf0

Shades

#c01ac8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c01ac8
  2. #ad17b4
  3. #9a15a0
  4. #86128c
  5. #731078
  6. #600d64
  7. #4d0a50
  8. #3a083c
  9. #260528
  10. #130314
  11. #000000

Tints

#c01ac8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c01ac8
  2. #c631ce
  3. #cd48d3
  4. #d35fd9
  5. #d976de
  6. #e08de4
  7. #e6a3e9
  8. #ecbaef
  9. #f2d1f4
  10. #f9e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c01ac8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c01ac8
  2. #ba24c1
  3. #b32eba
  4. #ad39b2
  5. #a643ab
  6. #a04da4
  7. #9a579d
  8. #936196
  9. #8d6c8e
  10. #867687
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97599b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b76c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c54177 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a50cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a5fc6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3369e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c01ac8 {
  color: #c01ac8;
}
Background
.bg-c01ac8 {
  background-color: #c01ac8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c01ac8 {
  border: 2px solid #c01ac8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c01ac8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 26 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 77% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c01ac8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c01ac8, #c81a79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c01ac8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 26 200 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.97 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.45 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.03 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.07 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.53 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.88 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.60 #3fe537 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#c01ac8  rgb(192, 26, 200)  hsl(297, 77%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#22c81a  rgb(34, 200, 26)  hsl(117, 77%, 44%)  Lime Green
#c8c01a  rgb(200, 192, 26)  hsl(57, 77%, 44%)  Citrine
#1ac8c0  rgb(26, 200, 192)  hsl(177, 77%, 44%)  Robin Egg Blue