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#C012CD

#c012cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c012cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 7.06% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.34% cyan, 91.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 295.83°, with 83.86% saturation and 43.73% 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.62.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1605

Complementary

  1. #c012cd
  2. #1fcd12

Split complementary

  1. #c012cd
  2. #7dcd12
  3. #12cd63

Analogous

  1. #6312cd
  2. #c012cd
  3. #cd127d

Triadic

  1. #c012cd
  2. #cdc012
  3. #12cdc0

Tetradic

  1. #c012cd
  2. #cd121f
  3. #1fcd12
  4. #12cdc0

Square

  1. #c012cd
  2. #cd6312
  3. #1fcd12
  4. #127dcd

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0640
  2. #7e0c87
  3. #c012cd
  4. #e23eee
  5. #ec84f4

Shades

#c012cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c012cd
  2. #ad10b9
  3. #9a0ea4
  4. #860d90
  5. #730b7b
  6. #600967
  7. #4d0752
  8. #3a053e
  9. #260429
  10. #130215
  11. #000000

Tints

#c012cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c012cd
  2. #c62ad2
  3. #cd41d7
  4. #d359dc
  5. #d971e1
  6. #e089e6
  7. #e6a0eb
  8. #ecb8f0
  9. #f2d0f5
  10. #f9e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c012cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c012cd
  2. #ba1dc5
  3. #b328be
  4. #ad33b6
  5. #a63eae
  6. #a049a7
  7. #9a549f
  8. #935f97
  9. #8d6a8f
  10. #867588
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96589e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4576c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c44279 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #784fd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #885ecb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c235a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c012cd {
  color: #c012cd;
}
Background
.bg-c012cd {
  background-color: #c012cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c012cd {
  border: 2px solid #c012cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c012cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 18 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 84% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c012cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c012cd, #cd127d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c012cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 18 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.62 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.74 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.27 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.42 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.03 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.14 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.05 #3fed32 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#c012cd  rgb(192, 18, 205)  hsl(296, 84%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#1fcd12  rgb(31, 205, 18)  hsl(116, 84%, 44%)  Lime Green
#cdc012  rgb(205, 192, 18)  hsl(56, 84%, 44%)  Citrine
#12cdc0  rgb(18, 205, 192)  hsl(176, 84%, 44%)  Medium Turquoise