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#C212CB

#c212cb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c212cb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 7.06% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.43% cyan, 91.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 297.08°, with 83.71% saturation and 43.33% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 7.07.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1621

Complementary

  1. #c212cb
  2. #1bcb12

Split complementary

  1. #c212cb
  2. #77cb12
  3. #12cb65

Analogous

  1. #6512cb
  2. #c212cb
  3. #cb1277

Triadic

  1. #c212cb
  2. #cbc212
  3. #12cbc2

Tetradic

  1. #c212cb
  2. #cb121b
  3. #1bcb12
  4. #12cbc2

Square

  1. #c212cb
  2. #cb6512
  3. #1bcb12
  4. #1277cb

Monochromatic

  1. #3c063e
  2. #7f0c85
  3. #c212cb
  4. #e53cee
  5. #ee82f4

Shades

#c212cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c212cb
  2. #af10b7
  3. #9b0ea2
  4. #880d8e
  5. #740b7a
  6. #610966
  7. #4e0751
  8. #3a053d
  9. #270429
  10. #130214
  11. #000000

Tints

#c212cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c212cb
  2. #c82ad0
  3. #ce41d5
  4. #d459db
  5. #da71e0
  6. #e189e5
  7. #e7a0ea
  8. #edb8ef
  9. #f3d0f5
  10. #f9e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c212cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c212cb
  2. #bb1dc4
  3. #b528bc
  4. #ae33b5
  5. #a83ead
  6. #a149a6
  7. #9a549e
  8. #945f97
  9. #8d6a8f
  10. #877588
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98599d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4977c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c74078 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a4fce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a5ec9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c533a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c212cb {
  color: #c212cb;
}
Background
.bg-c212cb {
  background-color: #c212cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c212cb {
  border: 2px solid #c212cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c212cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 18 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 84% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c212cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c212cb, #cb1277);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c212cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 18 203 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.07 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.09 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.17 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.45 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.51 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.65 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.57 #3ded34 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#c212cb  rgb(194, 18, 203)  hsl(297, 84%, 43%)  Dark Orchid
#1bcb12  rgb(27, 203, 18)  hsl(117, 84%, 43%)  Lime Green
#cbc212  rgb(203, 194, 18)  hsl(57, 84%, 43%)  Citrine
#12cbc2  rgb(18, 203, 194)  hsl(177, 84%, 43%)  Medium Turquoise