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#C10BC2

#c10bc2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c10bc2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 4.31% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.52% cyan, 94.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 299.67°, with 89.27% saturation and 40.2% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 7.4.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1547

Complementary

  1. #c10bc2
  2. #0cc20b

Split complementary

  1. #c10bc2
  2. #68c20b
  3. #0bc266

Analogous

  1. #660bc2
  2. #c10bc2
  3. #c20b68

Triadic

  1. #c10bc2
  2. #c2c10b
  3. #0bc2c1

Tetradic

  1. #c10bc2
  2. #c20b0c
  3. #0cc20b
  4. #0bc2c1

Square

  1. #c10bc2
  2. #c2660b
  3. #0cc20b
  4. #0b68c2

Monochromatic

  1. #310331
  2. #79077a
  3. #c10bc2
  4. #f227f3
  5. #f66ff7

Shades

#c10bc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c10bc2
  2. #ae0aaf
  3. #9a099b
  4. #870888
  5. #740774
  6. #610661
  7. #4d044e
  8. #3a033a
  9. #270227
  10. #130113
  11. #000000

Tints

#c10bc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c10bc2
  2. #c723c8
  3. #cd3cce
  4. #d454d4
  5. #da6dda
  6. #e085e1
  7. #e69de7
  8. #ecb6ed
  9. #f3cef3
  10. #f9e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c10bc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c10bc2
  2. #bb17bb
  3. #b422b5
  4. #ae2eae
  5. #a73aa8
  6. #a146a1
  7. #9a519a
  8. #945d94
  9. #8d698d
  10. #877487
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965697 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e75be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c73972 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b4cc4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b5cc0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c52d99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c10bc2 {
  color: #c10bc2;
}
Background
.bg-c10bc2 {
  background-color: #c10bc2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c10bc2 {
  border: 2px solid #c10bc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c10bc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 11 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 89% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c10bc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c10bc2, #c20b68);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c10bc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 11 194 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.40 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.31 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.46 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.11 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.60 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.54 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 11.09 #3ef43d Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#c10bc2  rgb(193, 11, 194)  hsl(300, 89%, 40%)  Dark Orchid
#0cc20b  rgb(12, 194, 11)  hsl(120, 89%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#c2c10b  rgb(194, 193, 11)  hsl(60, 89%, 40%)  Citrine
#0bc2c1  rgb(11, 194, 193)  hsl(180, 89%, 40%)  Robin Egg Blue