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#C021C2

#c021c2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c021c2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 12.94% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.03% cyan, 82.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 299.25°, with 70.93% 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 7.52.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1619

Complementary

  1. #c021c2
  2. #23c221

Split complementary

  1. #c021c2
  2. #74c221
  3. #21c26f

Analogous

  1. #6f21c2
  2. #c021c2
  3. #c22174

Triadic

  1. #c021c2
  2. #c2c021
  3. #21c2c0

Tetradic

  1. #c021c2
  2. #c22123
  3. #23c221
  4. #21c2c0

Square

  1. #c021c2
  2. #c26f21
  3. #23c221
  4. #2174c2

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0b3f
  2. #7f1681
  3. #c021c2
  4. #df4fe1
  5. #eb90ec

Shades

#c021c2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c021c2
  2. #ad1eaf
  3. #9a1a9b
  4. #861788
  5. #731474
  6. #601161
  7. #4d0d4e
  8. #3a0a3a
  9. #260727
  10. #130313
  11. #000000

Tints

#c021c2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c021c2
  2. #c637c8
  3. #cd4dce
  4. #d364d4
  5. #d97ada
  6. #e090e1
  7. #e6a6e7
  8. #ecbced
  9. #f2d3f3
  10. #f9e9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c021c2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c021c2
  2. #ba2bbb
  3. #b334b5
  4. #ad3eae
  5. #a647a8
  6. #a051a1
  7. #9a5a9a
  8. #936494
  9. #8d6d8d
  10. #867787
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975a98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5277be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c64175 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c51c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c60c0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4379a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c021c2 {
  color: #c021c2;
}
Background
.bg-c021c2 {
  background-color: #c021c2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c021c2 {
  border: 2px solid #c021c2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c021c2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 33 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 71% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c021c2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c021c2, #c22174);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c021c2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 33 194 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.52 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.66 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.97 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.35 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.21 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.80 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 11.33 #3fde3d Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#c021c2  rgb(192, 33, 194)  hsl(299, 71%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#23c221  rgb(35, 194, 33)  hsl(119, 71%, 45%)  Lime Green
#c2c021  rgb(194, 192, 33)  hsl(59, 71%, 45%)  Citrine
#21c2c0  rgb(33, 194, 192)  hsl(179, 71%, 45%)  Tiffany Blue