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#C01AC9

#c01ac9 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c01ac9 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 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.48% cyan, 87.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 296.91°, with 77.09% saturation and 44.51% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.92.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1616

Complementary

  1. #c01ac9
  2. #23c91a

Split complementary

  1. #c01ac9
  2. #7bc91a
  3. #1ac968

Analogous

  1. #681ac9
  2. #c01ac9
  3. #c91a7b

Triadic

  1. #c01ac9
  2. #c9c01a
  3. #1ac9c0

Tetradic

  1. #c01ac9
  2. #c91a23
  3. #23c91a
  4. #1ac9c0

Square

  1. #c01ac9
  2. #c9681a
  3. #23c91a
  4. #1a7bc9

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0842
  2. #7f1185
  3. #c01ac9
  4. #df48e7
  5. #eb8cf0

Shades

#c01ac9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c01ac9
  2. #ad17b5
  3. #9a15a1
  4. #86128d
  5. #731079
  6. #600d65
  7. #4d0a50
  8. #3a083c
  9. #260528
  10. #130314
  11. #000000

Tints

#c01ac9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c01ac9
  2. #c631ce
  3. #cd48d4
  4. #d35fd9
  5. #d976df
  6. #e08de4
  7. #e6a3e9
  8. #ecbaef
  9. #f2d1f4
  10. #f9e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c01ac9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c01ac9
  2. #ba24c2
  3. #b32eba
  4. #ad39b3
  5. #a643ac
  6. #a04da5
  7. #9a579d
  8. #936196
  9. #8d6c8f
  10. #867687
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975a9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a76c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c54278 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a50cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a5fc7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3369f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c01ac9 {
  color: #c01ac9;
}
Background
.bg-c01ac9 {
  background-color: #c01ac9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c01ac9 {
  border: 2px solid #c01ac9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c01ac9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 26 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 77% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c01ac9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c01ac9, #c91a7b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c01ac9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 26 201 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.92 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.29 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.01 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.07 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.48 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.75 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.52 #3fe536 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#c01ac9  rgb(192, 26, 201)  hsl(297, 77%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#23c91a  rgb(35, 201, 26)  hsl(117, 77%, 45%)  Lime Green
#c9c01a  rgb(201, 192, 26)  hsl(57, 77%, 45%)  Citrine
#1ac9c0  rgb(26, 201, 192)  hsl(177, 77%, 45%)  Robin Egg Blue