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#c024da

a balanced, vivid magenta / pink · neutral · closest name: Medium Orchid

RGB
192, 36, 218
HSL
291°, 72%, 50%
CMYK
12, 84, 0, 15
Luminance
0.1753

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #c024da is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#c024da
Hue
291°
magenta / pink
Saturation
72%
vivid
Lightness
50%
balanced
Brightness
85%
HSV value
Perceived
51%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.1753
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
55/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
White
4.66:1
Closest name
Medium Orchid
ΔE2000 6.6
Where it sits
Hue291° of 360°
Saturation72%
Lightness50%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool55% cool

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

Every format

HEX#c024da
RGBrgb(192, 36, 218)
HSLhsl(291, 72%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 84%, 0%, 15%)
LABlab(48.9 78.6 -58.9)
LCHlch(48.9 98.2 323.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.595 0.264 321.1)
Decimal12592346
Display P3color(display-p3 0.753 0.141 0.855)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #c024da;
background-color: #c024da;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c024da] bg-[#c024da]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c024da;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.753, green: 0.141, blue: 0.855)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c024da")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFC024DA)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(218, 36, 192)

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 #c024da · 4.66:1
Use #ffffffAA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 4.66:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 4.51:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #c024da as text scores 4.66:1 on white and 4.51:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#c024da on white: 4.66:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#c024da on black: 4.51:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #006ADF
deuteranopia · #3F79D6
tritanopia · #C14F83

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #c024da is pinned to step 600; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FAF3FC
#F6E7F8
#EDC9F3
#E49FEF
#D66FE7
#C83EDF
#c024da
#9A1DAF
#7B178C
#5A1566
#380D3F
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #FAF3FCDarkest = 950 · #380D3F
:root {
  --brand-50: #FAF3FC;
  --brand-100: #F6E7F8;
  --brand-200: #EDC9F3;
  --brand-300: #E49FEF;
  --brand-400: #D66FE7;
  --brand-500: #C83EDF;
  --brand-600: #c024da;
  --brand-700: #9A1DAF;
  --brand-800: #7B178C;
  --brand-900: #5A1566;
  --brand-950: #380D3F;
  --brand: #c024da;
  --brand-ink: #ffffff;
}

Colors that work with #c024da

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#FAF4FA
Tinted page background
Border#E6C0ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#8F4B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#55B319
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#60126D
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F9E9FB
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#221424
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 #c024da

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

Works well for
  • Body text and links on white
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • 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#3EDA24
Analogous left#6524DA
Analogous right#DA2499
Split-complement 1#99DA24
Split-complement 2#24DA65
Triadic 1#DAC024
Triadic 2#24DAC0
Tetradic#DA6524

RGB percentages

Red75.3%
Green14.1%
Blue85.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan11.9%
Magenta83.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)14.5%

Color previews

#c024da text on a black background

contrast 4.51:1

Card sample

#c024da text on a white background

contrast 4.66:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #c024da;
Background color
Panel with #c024da background
background-color: #c024da;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c024da;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(192, 36, 218, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(192, 36, 218, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c024da;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c024da, #DA247B);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #c024da

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.

#c024da 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

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#c024da, answered

What color is #c024da?

#c024da is a balanced vivid magenta / pink, closest to Medium Orchid (ΔE2000 6.6). It sits at 291° on the hue wheel with 72% saturation and 50% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #c024da?

rgb(192, 36, 218) — 192 red, 36 green and 218 blue out of 255, or 75.3% / 14.1% / 85.5% by channel.

Is #c024da a light or a dark color?

It is a dark color. Relative luminance is 0.1753 and perceived brightness is 51%, so white text on it reaches 4.66:1.

Should I use black or white text on #c024da?

White. It scores 4.66:1 against #c024da, versus 4.51:1 for black — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #c024da?

#3EDA24 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #99DA24 and #24DA65, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #c024da?

For interface work: #FAF4FA as the surface, #E6C0ED for borders, #8F4B9B for secondary text, #55B319 as an accent and #60126D for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #6524DA and #DA2499 stays calm, while #3EDA24 is the loudest partner.

What is #c024da in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(12%, 84%, 0%, 15%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #c024da warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 55 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #DA24B1; nudged cooler, #7D21DD.

Work with #c024da in the Color Lab