#C72ADE colour

#C72ADE is a purple close to CSS mediumorchid. RGB 199, 42, 222, HSL 292, 73%, 52%. Black text passes AA (4.81:1), white passes AA for large text (4.36:1).

#C72ADE

Nearest CSS name: mediumorchid #ba55d3 (not an exact match)
Described as: a purple
Red, green, blue: 199, 42, 222
Web safe: No
Luminance: 0.1907 (WCAG relative luminance, 0 is black, 1 is white)

Colour codes

HEX	`#c72ade`
RGB	`rgb(199, 42, 222)`
RGB (percent)	`rgb(78% 16.5% 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(292.3, 73.2%, 51.8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292.3, 81.1%, 87.1%)`
HWB	`hwb(292.3 16.5% 12.9%)`
CMYK (naive)	`cmyk(10%, 81%, 0%, 13%)`
CIELAB (D50)	`lab(50.45% 74.44 -58.19)`
OKLCH	`oklch(61.09% 0.2647 322.01)`
Decimal	`13052638`

CMYK here is the plain formula with no colour profile, so treat it as a starting point; a printer's profile gives the real ink values. CIELAB uses a D50 white point, as CSS lab() does. HSV is not a CSS function, so it is shown for design apps only.

Contrast with white and black text

White text, 4.36:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Black text, 4.81:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Text	Ratio	AA normal (4.5)	AA large (3)	AAA normal (7)	AAA large (4.5)
White	4.36:1	Fail	Pass	Fail	Fail
Black	4.81:1	Pass	Pass	Fail	Pass

Black text is the better choice on #C72ADE (4.81:1). Ratios use the WCAG 2.2 formula; large text means at least 24px, or 18.66px bold. Check another pair.

Tints and shades

Mixed with white, then with black, in ten even steps (straight sRGB mixing, as most design tools do).

9%#cc3de1 18%#d151e4 27%#d664e7 36%#db77ea 45%#e08bed 55%#e69ef0 64%#ebb2f3 73%#f0c5f6 82%#f5d8f9 91%#faecfc

9%#b526ca 18%#a322b6 27%#911fa1 36%#7f1b8d 45%#6d1779 55%#5a1365 64%#480f51 73%#360b3d 82%#240828 91%#120414

Colour harmonies

Hue turned around the HSL colour wheel, saturation and lightness kept.

Complementary

The hue opposite on the colour wheel (180°).

#c72ade #41de2a

Analogous

Neighbours 30° either side.

#6d2ade #c72ade #de2a9b

Triadic

Three hues 120° apart.

#c72ade #dec72a #2adec7

Split complementary

The two hues either side of the complement (150° and 210°).

#c72ade #9bde2a #2ade6d

Tetradic (square)

Four hues 90° apart.

#c72ade #de6d2a #41de2a #2a9bde

How it looks with colour blindness

Normal vision#c72ade Protanopia#006ee3 Deuteranopia#477eda Tritanopia#c95287 Achromatopsia#797979

Simulated with the Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009) matrices at full severity, applied in linear RGB; achromatopsia shows the colour's luminance as grey. Milder forms (protanomaly, deuteranomaly) are far more common and shift colours less. Never use colour as the only way to carry meaning.

CSS

Text colour	`color: #c72ade;`
Background	`background-color: #c72ade;`
Border	`border: 1px solid #c72ade;`
Half transparent	`background-color: rgb(199 42 222 / 50%);`
Custom property	`--colour-main: #c72ade;`
Gradient to a darker shade	`background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c72ade, #771985);`
Gradient from a lighter tint	`background: linear-gradient(180deg, #dd7feb, #c72ade);`
Text on this colour	`background-color: #c72ade; color: #000;`

Similar named colours

Distance is measured in OKLab, scaled by 100; under about 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Convert #C72ADE to other formats · Build a palette from it · Check contrast · All named colours

Colour names from CSS Color Module Level 4. Palette values from the Tailwind CSS v3 default palette (MIT licence) and the Material Design 2014 colour palette as published in Material Design Lite (Apache License 2.0). All other values are calculated from the hex code.