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#C009CC

#c009cc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c009cc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 3.53% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.88% cyan, 95.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 296.31°, with 91.55% saturation and 41.76% 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 6.59.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1576

Complementary

  1. #c009cc
  2. #15cc09

Split complementary

  1. #c009cc
  2. #76cc09
  3. #09cc5e

Analogous

  1. #5e09cc
  2. #c009cc
  3. #cc0976

Triadic

  1. #c009cc
  2. #ccc009
  3. #09ccc0

Tetradic

  1. #c009cc
  2. #cc0915
  3. #15cc09
  4. #09ccc0

Square

  1. #c009cc
  2. #cc5e09
  3. #15cc09
  4. #0976cc

Monochromatic

  1. #360339
  2. #7b0683
  3. #c009cc
  4. #e92cf6
  5. #f175f9

Shades

#c009cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c009cc
  2. #ad08b8
  3. #9a07a3
  4. #86068f
  5. #73057a
  6. #600566
  7. #4d0452
  8. #3a033d
  9. #260229
  10. #130114
  11. #000000

Tints

#c009cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c009cc
  2. #c622d1
  3. #cd3ad6
  4. #d353db
  5. #d96be0
  6. #e084e6
  7. #e69deb
  8. #ecb5f0
  9. #f2cef5
  10. #f9e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c009cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c009cc
  2. #ba15c4
  3. #b321bd
  4. #ad2db5
  5. #a639ae
  6. #a045a6
  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 #6f6f6f ≈ 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-c009cc {
  color: #c009cc;
}
Background
.bg-c009cc {
  background-color: #c009cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c009cc {
  border: 2px solid #c009cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c009cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 9 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c009cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c009cc, #cc0976);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c009cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 9 204 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.59 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.95 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.55 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.68 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.84 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.15 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.02 #3ff633 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#c009cc  rgb(192, 9, 204)  hsl(296, 92%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#15cc09  rgb(21, 204, 9)  hsl(116, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#ccc009  rgb(204, 192, 9)  hsl(56, 92%, 42%)  Citrine
#09ccc0  rgb(9, 204, 192)  hsl(176, 92%, 42%)  Medium Turquoise