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#C200CD

#c200cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c200cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 0% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.37% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 296.78°, with 100% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.85.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1588

Complementary

  1. #c200cd
  2. #0bcd00

Split complementary

  1. #c200cd
  2. #72cd00
  3. #00cd5c

Analogous

  1. #5c00cd
  2. #c200cd
  3. #cd0072

Triadic

  1. #c200cd
  2. #cdc200
  3. #00cdc2

Tetradic

  1. #c200cd
  2. #cd000b
  3. #0bcd00
  4. #00cdc2

Square

  1. #c200cd
  2. #cd5c00
  3. #0bcd00
  4. #0072cd

Monochromatic

  1. #310034
  2. #7a0081
  3. #c200cd
  4. #f31bff
  5. #f767ff

Shades

#c200cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c200cd
  2. #af00b9
  3. #9b00a4
  4. #880090
  5. #74007b
  6. #610067
  7. #4e0052
  8. #3a003e
  9. #270029
  10. #130015
  11. #000000

Tints

#c200cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c200cd
  2. #c81ad2
  3. #ce33d7
  4. #d44ddc
  5. #da66e1
  6. #e180e6
  7. #e799eb
  8. #edb3f0
  9. #f3ccf5
  10. #f9e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c200cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c200cd
  2. #bb0dc5
  3. #b51abe
  4. #ae26b6
  5. #a833ae
  6. #a140a7
  7. #9a4d9f
  8. #945a97
  9. #8d668f
  10. #877388
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97579d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4576c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c73e78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #794dd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #895ccb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c52fa1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c200cd {
  color: #c200cd;
}
Background
.bg-c200cd {
  background-color: #c200cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c200cd {
  border: 2px solid #c200cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c200cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 0 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c200cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c200cd, #cd0072);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c200cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 0 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.85 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.89 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.72 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.81 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.03 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.23 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.21 #3dff32 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#c200cd  rgb(194, 0, 205)  hsl(297, 100%, 40%)  Dark Orchid
#0bcd00  rgb(11, 205, 0)  hsl(117, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#cdc200  rgb(205, 194, 0)  hsl(57, 100%, 40%)  Citrine
#00cdc2  rgb(0, 205, 194)  hsl(177, 100%, 40%)  Medium Turquoise