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#C111C6

#c111c6 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c111c6 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 6.67% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.53% cyan, 91.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 298.34°, with 84.19% saturation and 42.16% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 7.16.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1582

Complementary

  1. #c111c6
  2. #16c611

Split complementary

  1. #c111c6
  2. #71c611
  3. #11c666

Analogous

  1. #6611c6
  2. #c111c6
  3. #c61171

Triadic

  1. #c111c6
  2. #c6c111
  3. #11c6c1

Tetradic

  1. #c111c6
  2. #c61116
  3. #16c611
  4. #11c6c1

Square

  1. #c111c6
  2. #c66611
  3. #16c611
  4. #1171c6

Monochromatic

  1. #380539
  2. #7c0b80
  3. #c111c6
  4. #e936ee
  5. #f07cf4

Shades

#c111c6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c111c6
  2. #ae0fb2
  3. #9a0e9e
  4. #870c8b
  5. #740a77
  6. #610963
  7. #4d074f
  8. #3a053b
  9. #270328
  10. #130214
  11. #000000

Tints

#c111c6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c111c6
  2. #c729cc
  3. #cd41d1
  4. #d458d7
  5. #da70dd
  6. #e088e3
  7. #e6a0e8
  8. #ecb8ee
  9. #f3cff4
  10. #f9e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c111c6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c111c6
  2. #bb1cbf
  3. #b427b8
  4. #ae32b1
  5. #a73daa
  6. #a149a3
  7. #9a549c
  8. #945f95
  9. #8d6a8e
  10. #877587
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975899 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c76c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c73d75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a4dc9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b5dc4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4319c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c111c6 {
  color: #c111c6;
}
Background
.bg-c111c6 {
  background-color: #c111c6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c111c6 {
  border: 2px solid #c111c6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c111c6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 17 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 84% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c111c6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c111c6, #c61171);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c111c6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 17 198 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.16 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.82 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.26 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.60 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.51 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.10 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.79 #3eee39 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#c111c6  rgb(193, 17, 198)  hsl(298, 84%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#16c611  rgb(22, 198, 17)  hsl(118, 84%, 42%)  Lime Green
#c6c111  rgb(198, 193, 17)  hsl(58, 84%, 42%)  Citrine
#11c6c1  rgb(17, 198, 193)  hsl(178, 84%, 42%)  Robin Egg Blue