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#B004DB

#b004db ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b004db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 1.57% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.63% cyan, 98.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 288°, with 96.41% saturation and 43.73% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.96.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1443

Complementary

  1. #b004db
  2. #2fdb04

Split complementary

  1. #b004db
  2. #9bdb04
  3. #04db45

Analogous

  1. #4504db
  2. #b004db
  3. #db049b

Triadic

  1. #b004db
  2. #dbb004
  3. #04dbb0

Tetradic

  1. #b004db
  2. #db042f
  3. #2fdb04
  4. #04dbb0

Square

  1. #b004db
  2. #db4504
  3. #2fdb04
  4. #049bdb

Monochromatic

  1. #370145
  2. #740390
  3. #b004db
  4. #d330fb
  5. #e37bfd

Shades

#b004db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b004db
  2. #9e04c5
  3. #8d03af
  4. #7b0399
  5. #6a0283
  6. #58026e
  7. #460258
  8. #350142
  9. #23012c
  10. #120016
  11. #000000

Tints

#b004db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b004db
  2. #b81ddf
  3. #c036e2
  4. #c84fe6
  5. #d068e9
  6. #d882ed
  7. #df9bf1
  8. #e7b4f4
  9. #efcdf8
  10. #f7e6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b004db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b004db
  2. #ab10d2
  3. #a61dc9
  4. #a229c0
  5. #9d36b7
  6. #9842ae
  7. #934ea4
  8. #8e5b9b
  9. #8a6792
  10. #857489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c53a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ed7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad4c81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #644cde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7456d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae3bac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b004db {
  color: #b004db;
}
Background
.bg-b004db {
  background-color: #b004db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b004db {
  border: 2px solid #b004db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b004db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 4 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 96% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b004db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b004db, #db049b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b004db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 4 219 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.96 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.37 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.42 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.65 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.25 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.06 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.46 #4ffb24 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b004db  rgb(176, 4, 219)  hsl(288, 96%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#2fdb04  rgb(47, 219, 4)  hsl(108, 96%, 44%)  Lime Green
#dbb004  rgb(219, 176, 4)  hsl(48, 96%, 44%)  Metallic Gold
#04dbb0  rgb(4, 219, 176)  hsl(168, 96%, 44%)  Caribbean Green