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#B005BA

#b005ba ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b005ba is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 1.96% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.38% cyan, 97.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 296.69°, with 94.76% saturation and 37.45% 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 5.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.74.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1288

Complementary

  1. #b005ba
  2. #0fba05

Split complementary

  1. #b005ba
  2. #69ba05
  3. #05ba56

Analogous

  1. #5605ba
  2. #b005ba
  3. #ba0569

Triadic

  1. #b005ba
  2. #bab005
  3. #05bab0

Tetradic

  1. #b005ba
  2. #ba050f
  3. #0fba05
  4. #05bab0

Square

  1. #b005ba
  2. #ba5605
  3. #0fba05
  4. #0569ba

Monochromatic

  1. #230125
  2. #6a036f
  3. #b005ba
  4. #ec13f9
  5. #f25dfb

Shades

#b005ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b005ba
  2. #9e05a7
  3. #8d0495
  4. #7b0482
  5. #6a0370
  6. #58035d
  7. #46024a
  8. #350238
  9. #230125
  10. #120113
  11. #000000

Tints

#b005ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b005ba
  2. #b81ec1
  3. #c037c8
  4. #c850cf
  5. #d069d6
  6. #d882dd
  7. #df9be3
  8. #e7b4ea
  9. #efcdf1
  10. #f7e6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b005ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b005ba
  2. #ab11b4
  3. #a61eae
  4. #a22aa9
  5. #9d36a3
  6. #98439d
  7. #934f97
  8. #8e5b91
  9. #8a678c
  10. #857486
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #894f8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e6bb7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4386d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d46bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c54b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b22b92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b005ba {
  color: #b005ba;
}
Background
.bg-b005ba {
  background-color: #b005ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b005ba {
  border: 2px solid #b005ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b005ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 5 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 95% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b005ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b005ba, #ba0569);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b005ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 5 186 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.74 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.95 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.20 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.35 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.36 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.93 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.95 #4ffa45 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b005ba  rgb(176, 5, 186)  hsl(297, 95%, 37%)  Dark Orchid
#0fba05  rgb(15, 186, 5)  hsl(117, 95%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#bab005  rgb(186, 176, 5)  hsl(57, 95%, 37%)  Old Gold
#05bab0  rgb(5, 186, 176)  hsl(177, 95%, 37%)  Tiffany Blue