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#C409C8

#c409c8 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c409c8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 3.53% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2% cyan, 95.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 298.74°, with 91.39% saturation and 40.98% 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 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 7.52.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.161

Complementary

  1. #c409c8
  2. #0dc809

Split complementary

  1. #c409c8
  2. #6dc809
  3. #09c864

Analogous

  1. #6409c8
  2. #c409c8
  3. #c8096d

Triadic

  1. #c409c8
  2. #c8c409
  3. #09c8c4

Tetradic

  1. #c409c8
  2. #c8090d
  3. #0dc809
  4. #09c8c4

Square

  1. #c409c8
  2. #c86409
  3. #0dc809
  4. #096dc8

Monochromatic

  1. #350236
  2. #7c067f
  3. #c409c8
  4. #f128f5
  5. #f671f9

Shades

#c409c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c409c8
  2. #b008b4
  3. #9d07a0
  4. #89068c
  5. #760578
  6. #620564
  7. #4e0450
  8. #3b033c
  9. #270228
  10. #140114
  11. #000000

Tints

#c409c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c409c8
  2. #ca22ce
  3. #d03ad3
  4. #d653d9
  5. #dc6bde
  6. #e284e4
  7. #e79de9
  8. #edb5ef
  9. #f3cef4
  10. #f9e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c409c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c409c8
  2. #bd15c1
  3. #b621ba
  4. #b02db2
  5. #a939ab
  6. #a245a4
  7. #9b509d
  8. #945c96
  9. #8e688e
  10. #877487
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99589b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d77c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca3c76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c4dcb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d5ec6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c82e9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c409c8 {
  color: #c409c8;
}
Background
.bg-c409c8 {
  background-color: #c409c8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c409c8 {
  border: 2px solid #c409c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c409c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 9 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 91% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c409c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c409c8, #c8096d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c409c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 9 200 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.52 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.65 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.51 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.63 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.83 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.18 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 11.05 #3bf637 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#c409c8  rgb(196, 9, 200)  hsl(299, 91%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#0dc809  rgb(13, 200, 9)  hsl(119, 91%, 41%)  Lime Green
#c8c409  rgb(200, 196, 9)  hsl(59, 91%, 41%)  Citrine
#09c8c4  rgb(9, 200, 196)  hsl(179, 91%, 41%)  Robin Egg Blue