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#C218CA

#c218ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c218ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 9.41% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.96% cyan, 88.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 297.3°, with 78.76% saturation and 44.31% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 7.21.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1639

Complementary

  1. #c218ca
  2. #20ca18

Split complementary

  1. #c218ca
  2. #79ca18
  3. #18ca69

Analogous

  1. #6918ca
  2. #c218ca
  3. #ca1879

Triadic

  1. #c218ca
  2. #cac218
  3. #18cac2

Tetradic

  1. #c218ca
  2. #ca1820
  3. #20ca18
  4. #18cac2

Square

  1. #c218ca
  2. #ca6918
  3. #20ca18
  4. #1879ca

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0841
  2. #801086
  3. #c218ca
  4. #e246e9
  5. #ec8af1

Shades

#c218ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c218ca
  2. #af16b6
  3. #9b13a2
  4. #88118d
  5. #740e79
  6. #610c65
  7. #4e0a51
  8. #3a073d
  9. #270528
  10. #130214
  11. #000000

Tints

#c218ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c218ca
  2. #c82fcf
  3. #ce46d5
  4. #d45dda
  5. #da74df
  6. #e18ce5
  7. #e7a3ea
  8. #edbaef
  9. #f3d1f4
  10. #f9e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c218ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c218ca
  2. #bb22c3
  3. #b52dbb
  4. #ae37b4
  5. #a842ac
  6. #a14ca5
  7. #9a569e
  8. #946196
  9. #8d6b8f
  10. #877687
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985a9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c77c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c74178 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b50cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b5fc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c535a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c218ca {
  color: #c218ca;
}
Background
.bg-c218ca {
  background-color: #c218ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c218ca {
  border: 2px solid #c218ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c218ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 24 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 79% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c218ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c218ca, #ca1879);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c218ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 24 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.21 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.22 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.90 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.28 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.76 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.88 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.76 #3de735 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#c218ca  rgb(194, 24, 202)  hsl(297, 79%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#20ca18  rgb(32, 202, 24)  hsl(117, 79%, 44%)  Lime Green
#cac218  rgb(202, 194, 24)  hsl(57, 79%, 44%)  Citrine
#18cac2  rgb(24, 202, 194)  hsl(177, 79%, 44%)  Robin Egg Blue