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#C60ABE

#c60abe ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c60abe is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 3.92% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.95% magenta, 4.04% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 302.55°, with 90.38% saturation and 40.78% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 8.6.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1594

Complementary

  1. #c60abe
  2. #0ac612

Split complementary

  1. #c60abe
  2. #60c60a
  3. #0ac670

Analogous

  1. #700ac6
  2. #c60abe
  3. #c60a60

Triadic

  1. #c60abe
  2. #bec60a
  3. #0abec6

Tetradic

  1. #c60abe
  2. #c6120a
  3. #0ac612
  4. #0abec6

Square

  1. #c60abe
  2. #c6700a
  3. #0ac612
  4. #0a60c6

Monochromatic

  1. #340332
  2. #7d0678
  3. #c60abe
  4. #f428eb
  5. #f871f2

Shades

#c60abe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c60abe
  2. #b209ab
  3. #9e0898
  4. #8b0785
  5. #770672
  6. #63055f
  7. #4f044c
  8. #3b0339
  9. #280226
  10. #140113
  11. #000000

Tints

#c60abe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c60abe
  2. #cc23c5
  3. #d13bcb
  4. #d754d2
  5. #dd6cd8
  6. #e385df
  7. #e89de5
  8. #eeb6ec
  9. #f4cef2
  10. #f9e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c60abe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c60abe
  2. #bf16b8
  3. #b822b2
  4. #b12dab
  5. #aa39a5
  6. #a3459f
  7. #9c5199
  8. #955d93
  9. #8e688c
  10. #877486
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5895 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5677ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce3470 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #804cc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #915ebc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb2995 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c60abe {
  color: #c60abe;
}
Background
.bg-c60abe {
  background-color: #c60abe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c60abe {
  border: 2px solid #c60abe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c60abe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 10 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 303 90% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c60abe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c60abe, #c60a60);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c60abe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 10 190 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.60 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.66 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.06 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.25 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 10.38 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.86 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.68 #39f541 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#c60abe  rgb(198, 10, 190)  hsl(303, 90%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#0ac612  rgb(10, 198, 18)  hsl(123, 90%, 41%)  Lime Green
#bec60a  rgb(190, 198, 10)  hsl(63, 90%, 41%)  Pear
#0abec6  rgb(10, 190, 198)  hsl(183, 90%, 41%)  Dark Turquoise