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#C207CC

#c207cc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c207cc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 2.75% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.9% cyan, 96.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 296.95°, with 93.36% saturation and 41.37% 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.94.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1598

Complementary

  1. #c207cc
  2. #11cc07

Split complementary

  1. #c207cc
  2. #74cc07
  3. #07cc5f

Analogous

  1. #5f07cc
  2. #c207cc
  3. #cc0774

Triadic

  1. #c207cc
  2. #ccc207
  3. #07ccc2

Tetradic

  1. #c207cc
  2. #cc0711
  3. #11cc07
  4. #07ccc2

Square

  1. #c207cc
  2. #cc5f07
  3. #11cc07
  4. #0774cc

Monochromatic

  1. #350238
  2. #7c0482
  3. #c207cc
  4. #ed28f8
  5. #f372fa

Shades

#c207cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c207cc
  2. #af06b8
  3. #9b06a3
  4. #88058f
  5. #74047a
  6. #610466
  7. #4e0352
  8. #3a023d
  9. #270129
  10. #130114
  11. #000000

Tints

#c207cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c207cc
  2. #c820d1
  3. #ce39d6
  4. #d451db
  5. #da6ae0
  6. #e183e6
  7. #e79ceb
  8. #edb5f0
  9. #f3cdf5
  10. #f9e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c207cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c207cc
  2. #bb13c4
  3. #b51fbd
  4. #ae2bb5
  5. #a837ae
  6. #a144a6
  7. #9a509e
  8. #945c97
  9. #8d688f
  10. #877488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97589d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4776c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c73e78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #794dcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a5dca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c530a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c207cc {
  color: #c207cc;
}
Background
.bg-c207cc {
  background-color: #c207cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c207cc {
  border: 2px solid #c207cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c207cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 7 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 93% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c207cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c207cc, #cc0774);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c207cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 7 204 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.94 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.00 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.54 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.67 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.20 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.41 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.36 #3df833 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#c207cc  rgb(194, 7, 204)  hsl(297, 93%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#11cc07  rgb(17, 204, 7)  hsl(117, 93%, 41%)  Lime Green
#ccc207  rgb(204, 194, 7)  hsl(57, 93%, 41%)  Citrine
#07ccc2  rgb(7, 204, 194)  hsl(177, 93%, 41%)  Medium Turquoise