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#C008CC

#c008cc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c008cc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.88% cyan, 96.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 296.33°, with 92.45% saturation and 41.57% 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.58.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1574

Complementary

  1. #c008cc
  2. #14cc08

Split complementary

  1. #c008cc
  2. #76cc08
  3. #08cc5e

Analogous

  1. #5e08cc
  2. #c008cc
  3. #cc0876

Triadic

  1. #c008cc
  2. #ccc008
  3. #08ccc0

Tetradic

  1. #c008cc
  2. #cc0814
  3. #14cc08
  4. #08ccc0

Square

  1. #c008cc
  2. #cc5e08
  3. #14cc08
  4. #0876cc

Monochromatic

  1. #350239
  2. #7b0582
  3. #c008cc
  4. #ea2af7
  5. #f173fa

Shades

#c008cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c008cc
  2. #ad07b8
  3. #9a06a3
  4. #86068f
  5. #73057a
  6. #600466
  7. #4d0352
  8. #3a023d
  9. #260229
  10. #130114
  11. #000000

Tints

#c008cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c008cc
  2. #c621d1
  3. #cd39d6
  4. #d352db
  5. #d96be0
  6. #e084e6
  7. #e69ceb
  8. #ecb5f0
  9. #f2cef5
  10. #f9e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c008cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c008cc
  2. #ba14c4
  3. #b320bd
  4. #ad2cb5
  5. #a638ae
  6. #a044a6
  7. #9a509e
  8. #935c97
  9. #8d688f
  10. #867488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96579d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4475c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c43f78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #784dcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #885cca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c331a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c008cc {
  color: #c008cc;
}
Background
.bg-c008cc {
  background-color: #c008cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c008cc {
  border: 2px solid #c008cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c008cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 8 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c008cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c008cc, #cc0876);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c008cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 8 204 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.58 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.96 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.56 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.71 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.82 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.14 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.01 #3ff733 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#c008cc  rgb(192, 8, 204)  hsl(296, 92%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#14cc08  rgb(20, 204, 8)  hsl(116, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#ccc008  rgb(204, 192, 8)  hsl(56, 92%, 42%)  Citrine
#08ccc0  rgb(8, 204, 192)  hsl(176, 92%, 42%)  Medium Turquoise