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#C014CD

#c014cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c014cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 7.84% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.34% cyan, 90.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 295.78°, with 82.22% saturation and 44.12% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.64.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1611

Complementary

  1. #c014cd
  2. #21cd14

Split complementary

  1. #c014cd
  2. #7ecd14
  3. #14cd63

Analogous

  1. #6314cd
  2. #c014cd
  3. #cd147e

Triadic

  1. #c014cd
  2. #cdc014
  3. #14cdc0

Tetradic

  1. #c014cd
  2. #cd1421
  3. #21cd14
  4. #14cdc0

Square

  1. #c014cd
  2. #cd6314
  3. #21cd14
  4. #147ecd

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0642
  2. #7f0d87
  3. #c014cd
  4. #e041ec
  5. #ec87f3

Shades

#c014cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c014cd
  2. #ad12b9
  3. #9a10a4
  4. #860e90
  5. #730c7b
  6. #600a67
  7. #4d0852
  8. #3a063e
  9. #260429
  10. #130215
  11. #000000

Tints

#c014cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c014cd
  2. #c62cd2
  3. #cd43d7
  4. #d35bdc
  5. #d972e1
  6. #e08ae6
  7. #e6a1eb
  8. #ecb9f0
  9. #f2d0f5
  10. #f9e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c014cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c014cd
  2. #ba1fc5
  3. #b32abe
  4. #ad34b6
  5. #a63fae
  6. #a04aa7
  7. #9a559f
  8. #936097
  9. #8d6a8f
  10. #867588
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97599e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4676c9 ≈ 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-c014cd {
  color: #c014cd;
}
Background
.bg-c014cd {
  background-color: #c014cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c014cd {
  border: 2px solid #c014cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c014cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 20 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 82% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c014cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c014cd, #cd147e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c014cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 20 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.64 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.73 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.17 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.38 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.09 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.17 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.08 #3feb32 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#c014cd  rgb(192, 20, 205)  hsl(296, 82%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#21cd14  rgb(33, 205, 20)  hsl(116, 82%, 44%)  Lime Green
#cdc014  rgb(205, 192, 20)  hsl(56, 82%, 44%)  Citrine
#14cdc0  rgb(20, 205, 192)  hsl(176, 82%, 44%)  Medium Turquoise