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#C20ABA

#c20aba ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c20aba is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 3.92% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.85% magenta, 4.12% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 302.61°, with 90.2% saturation and 40% 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 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 8.27.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1523

Complementary

  1. #c20aba
  2. #0ac212

Split complementary

  1. #c20aba
  2. #5ec20a
  3. #0ac26e

Analogous

  1. #6e0ac2
  2. #c20aba
  3. #c20a5e

Triadic

  1. #c20aba
  2. #bac20a
  3. #0abac2

Tetradic

  1. #c20aba
  2. #c2120a
  3. #0ac212
  4. #0abac2

Square

  1. #c20aba
  2. #c26e0a
  3. #0ac212
  4. #0a5ec2

Monochromatic

  1. #31022e
  2. #790674
  3. #c20aba
  4. #f425eb
  5. #f86df1

Shades

#c20aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c20aba
  2. #af09a7
  3. #9b0895
  4. #880782
  5. #740670
  6. #61055d
  7. #4e044a
  8. #3a0338
  9. #270225
  10. #130113
  11. #000000

Tints

#c20aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c20aba
  2. #c823c1
  3. #ce3bc8
  4. #d454cf
  5. #da6cd6
  6. #e185dd
  7. #e79de3
  8. #edb6ea
  9. #f3cef1
  10. #f9e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c20aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c20aba
  2. #bb16b4
  3. #b522ae
  4. #ae2da9
  5. #a839a3
  6. #a1459d
  7. #9a5197
  8. #945d91
  9. #8d688c
  10. #877486
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965692 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ebe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5475b6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca336d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d4abc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e5cb8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c72892 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c20aba {
  color: #c20aba;
}
Background
.bg-c20aba {
  background-color: #c20aba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c20aba {
  border: 2px solid #c20aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c20aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 10 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 303 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c20aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c20aba, #c20a5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c20aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 10 186 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.27 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.40 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.69 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.72 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 10.09 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.39 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 11.73 #3df545 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#c20aba  rgb(194, 10, 186)  hsl(303, 90%, 40%)  Dark Orchid
#0ac212  rgb(10, 194, 18)  hsl(123, 90%, 40%)  Lime Green
#bac20a  rgb(186, 194, 10)  hsl(63, 90%, 40%)  Pear
#0abac2  rgb(10, 186, 194)  hsl(183, 90%, 40%)  Tiffany Blue