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#c1007c

a dark, electric magenta / pink · warm · closest name: Medium Violet Red

RGB
193, 0, 124
HSL
322°, 100%, 38%
CMYK
0, 100, 36, 24
Luminance
0.1279

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #c1007c is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#c1007c
Hue
322°
magenta / pink
Saturation
100%
electric
Lightness
38%
dark
Brightness
76%
HSV value
Perceived
45%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.1279
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
38/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
White
5.90:1
Closest name
Medium Violet Red
ΔE2000 2.3
Where it sits
Hue322° of 360°
Saturation100%
Lightness38%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool38% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#c1007c
RGBrgb(193, 0, 124)
HSLhsl(322, 100%, 38%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 36%, 24%)
LABlab(42.5 71.1 -13.3)
LCHlch(42.5 72.3 349.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.533 0.222 351.1)
Decimal12648572
Display P3color(display-p3 0.757 0.000 0.486)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #c1007c;
background-color: #c1007c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c1007c] bg-[#c1007c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c1007c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.757, green: 0.000, blue: 0.486)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c1007c")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFC1007C)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(124, 0, 193)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#ffffff on #c1007c · 5.90:1
Use #ffffffAA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 5.90:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 3.56:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #c1007c as text scores 5.90:1 on white and 3.56:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#c1007c on white: 5.90:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#c1007c on black: 3.56:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #38507E
deuteranopia · #6C6F78
tritanopia · #D00047

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #c1007c is pinned to step 700; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FEF1F9
#FCE3F3
#FCC0E6
#FF8FD7
#FF57C3
#FF1FAF
#F5009D
#c1007c
#A30069
#76054D
#490330
Base = 700Lightest = 50 · #FEF1F9Darkest = 950 · #490330
:root {
  --brand-50: #FEF1F9;
  --brand-100: #FCE3F3;
  --brand-200: #FCC0E6;
  --brand-300: #FF8FD7;
  --brand-400: #FF57C3;
  --brand-500: #FF1FAF;
  --brand-600: #F5009D;
  --brand-700: #c1007c;
  --brand-800: #A30069;
  --brand-900: #76054D;
  --brand-950: #490330;
  --brand: #c1007c;
  --brand-ink: #ffffff;
}

Colors that work with #c1007c

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#ffffff
White wins here
Surface#FAF4F8
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0DD
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B7E
Captions on the surface
Accent#00CC16
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#800052
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FFE5F6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#24141E
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #c1007c

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Body text and links on white
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Headers, footers and dark-mode surfaces
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Black text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#00C145
Analogous left#A500C1
Analogous right#C1001B
Split-complement 1#1BC100
Split-complement 2#00C1A5
Triadic 1#7CC100
Triadic 2#007CC1
Tetradic#C1A500

RGB percentages

Red75.7%
Green0.0%
Blue48.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta100.0%
Yellow35.8%
Key (black)24.3%

Color previews

#c1007c text on a black background

contrast 3.56:1

Card sample

#c1007c text on a white background

contrast 5.90:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #c1007c;
Background color
Panel with #c1007c background
background-color: #c1007c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c1007c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(193, 0, 124, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(193, 0, 124, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c1007c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c1007c, #C10500);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #c1007c

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#c1007c in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
BeautyFashionLifestyleYouth brands
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#c1007c, answered

What color is #c1007c?

#c1007c is a dark electric magenta / pink, closest to Medium Violet Red (ΔE2000 2.3). It sits at 322° on the hue wheel with 100% saturation and 38% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #c1007c?

rgb(193, 0, 124) — 193 red, 0 green and 124 blue out of 255, or 75.7% / 0% / 48.6% by channel.

Is #c1007c a light or a dark color?

It is a dark color. Relative luminance is 0.1279 and perceived brightness is 45%, so white text on it reaches 5.90:1.

Should I use black or white text on #c1007c?

White. It scores 5.90:1 against #c1007c, versus 3.56:1 for black — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #c1007c?

#00C145 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #1BC100 and #00C1A5, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #c1007c?

For interface work: #FAF4F8 as the surface, #EDC0DD for borders, #9B4B7E for secondary text, #00CC16 as an accent and #800052 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #A500C1 and #C1001B stays calm, while #00C145 is the loudest partner.

What is #c1007c in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 100%, 36%, 24%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #c1007c warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 38 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #C10035; nudged cooler, #BF00C1.

Work with #c1007c in the Color Lab