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#C008CB

#c008cb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c008cb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 3.14% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.42% cyan, 96.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 296.62°, with 92.42% saturation and 41.37% 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 6.63.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1569

Complementary

  1. #c008cb
  2. #13cb08

Split complementary

  1. #c008cb
  2. #74cb08
  3. #08cb5f

Analogous

  1. #5f08cb
  2. #c008cb
  3. #cb0874

Triadic

  1. #c008cb
  2. #cbc008
  3. #08cbc0

Tetradic

  1. #c008cb
  2. #cb0813
  3. #13cb08
  4. #08cbc0

Square

  1. #c008cb
  2. #cb5f08
  3. #13cb08
  4. #0874cb

Monochromatic

  1. #350238
  2. #7a0581
  3. #c008cb
  4. #eb29f7
  5. #f273f9

Shades

#c008cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c008cb
  2. #ad07b7
  3. #9a06a2
  4. #86068e
  5. #73057a
  6. #600466
  7. #4d0351
  8. #3a023d
  9. #260229
  10. #130114
  11. #000000

Tints

#c008cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c008cb
  2. #c621d0
  3. #cd39d5
  4. #d352db
  5. #d96be0
  6. #e084e5
  7. #e69cea
  8. #ecb5ef
  9. #f2cef5
  10. #f9e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c008cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c008cb
  2. #ba14c4
  3. #b320bc
  4. #ad2cb5
  5. #a638ad
  6. #a044a6
  7. #9a509e
  8. #935c97
  9. #8d688f
  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 #96579c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4575c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c43f77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #784dce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #885cc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c331a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c008cb {
  color: #c008cb;
}
Background
.bg-c008cb {
  background-color: #c008cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c008cb {
  border: 2px solid #c008cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c008cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 8 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 92% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c008cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c008cb, #cb0874);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c008cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 8 203 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.63 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.10 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.53 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.76 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.85 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.26 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.09 #3ff734 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#c008cb  rgb(192, 8, 203)  hsl(297, 92%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#13cb08  rgb(19, 203, 8)  hsl(117, 92%, 41%)  Lime Green
#cbc008  rgb(203, 192, 8)  hsl(57, 92%, 41%)  Citrine
#08cbc0  rgb(8, 203, 192)  hsl(177, 92%, 41%)  Medium Turquoise