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#C005CD

#c005cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c005cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 1.96% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.34% cyan, 97.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 296.1°, with 95.24% saturation and 41.18% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.53.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1572

Complementary

  1. #c005cd
  2. #12cd05

Split complementary

  1. #c005cd
  2. #76cd05
  3. #05cd5c

Analogous

  1. #5c05cd
  2. #c005cd
  3. #cd0576

Triadic

  1. #c005cd
  2. #cdc005
  3. #05cdc0

Tetradic

  1. #c005cd
  2. #cd0512
  3. #12cd05
  4. #05cdc0

Square

  1. #c005cd
  2. #cd5c05
  3. #12cd05
  4. #0576cd

Monochromatic

  1. #340138
  2. #7a0382
  3. #c005cd
  4. #ec25fa
  5. #f270fc

Shades

#c005cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c005cd
  2. #ad05b9
  3. #9a04a4
  4. #860490
  5. #73037b
  6. #600367
  7. #4d0252
  8. #3a023e
  9. #260129
  10. #130115
  11. #000000

Tints

#c005cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c005cd
  2. #c61ed2
  3. #cd37d7
  4. #d350dc
  5. #d969e1
  6. #e082e6
  7. #e69beb
  8. #ecb4f0
  9. #f2cdf5
  10. #f9e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c005cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c005cd
  2. #ba11c5
  3. #b31ebe
  4. #ad2ab6
  5. #a636ae
  6. #a043a7
  7. #9a4f9f
  8. #935b97
  9. #8d678f
  10. #867488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.07:1 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 #4375c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c43f78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #774dd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #885ccb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c231a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c005cd {
  color: #c005cd;
}
Background
.bg-c005cd {
  background-color: #c005cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c005cd {
  border: 2px solid #c005cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c005cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 5 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 95% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c005cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c005cd, #cd0576);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c005cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 5 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.53 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.83 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.65 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.72 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.76 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.00 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.91 #3ffa32 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#c005cd  rgb(192, 5, 205)  hsl(296, 95%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#12cd05  rgb(18, 205, 5)  hsl(116, 95%, 41%)  Lime Green
#cdc005  rgb(205, 192, 5)  hsl(56, 95%, 41%)  Citrine
#05cdc0  rgb(5, 205, 192)  hsl(176, 95%, 41%)  Medium Turquoise