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#C01AC0 closest to Explosive Purple

#C01AC0 is a medium, vivid pink; the closest named color is Explosive Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 10.2% green and 75.3% blue (rgb(192, 26, 192)). Its HSL value is 300° hue, 76% saturation and 43% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 86% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #C01AC0 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.06:1.

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Variations of #C01AC0

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C01AC0 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C01AC0 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C01AC0 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 54% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5176BC
  • Protanopia 47% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0061C4
  • Protanomaly 64% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6558C2
  • Deuteranopia 54% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5176BC
  • Deuteranomaly 70% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7F62BE
  • Tritanopia 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C63D72
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C42CA2
  • Achromatopsia 49% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #6F6F6F
  • Achromatomaly 65% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #896189

#C01AC0 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.06:1 Good#C01AC0 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.15:1 Poor#C01AC0 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#C01AC0 in CSS

/* Explosive Purple */
.color { color: #C01AC0; }
.background { background-color: #C01AC0; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C01AC0; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(192 26 192);
color: hsl(300 76% 43%);
color: oklch(0.574 0.251 328.3);

#C01AC0 FAQ

What color is #C01AC0?

#C01AC0 is a medium, vivid pink. Its closest named color is Explosive Purple. It belongs to the pink color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #C01AC0?

#C01AC0 is rgb(192, 26, 192) in RGB, hsl(300, 76%, 43%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 86%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C01AC0?

The complementary color of #C01AC0 is #1AC01A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C01AC0?

White text has the best contrast on #C01AC0: 5.06:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C01AC0 a warm or cool color?

#C01AC0 is a cool color.