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#C003CD

#c003cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c003cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 1.18% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.34% cyan, 98.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 296.14°, with 97.12% saturation and 40.78% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.52.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1568

Complementary

  1. #c003cd
  2. #10cd03

Split complementary

  1. #c003cd
  2. #75cd03
  3. #03cd5b

Analogous

  1. #5b03cd
  2. #c003cd
  3. #cd0375

Triadic

  1. #c003cd
  2. #cdc003
  3. #03cdc0

Tetradic

  1. #c003cd
  2. #cd0310
  3. #10cd03
  4. #03cdc0

Square

  1. #c003cd
  2. #cd5b03
  3. #10cd03
  4. #0375cd

Monochromatic

  1. #330136
  2. #790282
  3. #c003cd
  4. #ee21fc
  5. #f46cfd

Shades

#c003cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c003cd
  2. #ad03b9
  3. #9a02a4
  4. #860290
  5. #73027b
  6. #600267
  7. #4d0152
  8. #3a013e
  9. #260129
  10. #130015
  11. #000000

Tints

#c003cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c003cd
  2. #c61cd2
  3. #cd35d7
  4. #d34fdc
  5. #d968e1
  6. #e081e6
  7. #e69aeb
  8. #ecb3f0
  9. #f2cdf5
  10. #f9e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c003cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c003cd
  2. #ba10c5
  3. #b31cbe
  4. #ad29b6
  5. #a635ae
  6. #a042a7
  7. #9a4e9f
  8. #935b97
  9. #8d678f
  10. #867488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96579d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4275c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c43f78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #774dd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #875ccb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c231a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c003cd {
  color: #c003cd;
}
Background
.bg-c003cd {
  background-color: #c003cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c003cd {
  border: 2px solid #c003cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c003cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 3 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 97% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c003cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c003cd, #cd0375);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c003cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 3 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.52 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.84 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.68 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.68 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.83 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.98 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.89 #3ffc32 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#c003cd  rgb(192, 3, 205)  hsl(296, 97%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#10cd03  rgb(16, 205, 3)  hsl(116, 97%, 41%)  Lime Green
#cdc003  rgb(205, 192, 3)  hsl(56, 97%, 41%)  Citrine
#03cdc0  rgb(3, 205, 192)  hsl(176, 97%, 41%)  Medium Turquoise