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#B008CB

#b008cb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b008cb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 3.14% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.3% cyan, 96.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 291.69°, with 92.42% saturation and 41.37% 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 5.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.17.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1372

Complementary

  1. #b008cb
  2. #23cb08

Split complementary

  1. #b008cb
  2. #85cb08
  3. #08cb4e

Analogous

  1. #4e08cb
  2. #b008cb
  3. #cb0885

Triadic

  1. #b008cb
  2. #cbb008
  3. #08cbb0

Tetradic

  1. #b008cb
  2. #cb0823
  3. #23cb08
  4. #08cbb0

Square

  1. #b008cb
  2. #cb4e08
  3. #23cb08
  4. #0885cb

Monochromatic

  1. #300238
  2. #700581
  3. #b008cb
  4. #da29f7
  5. #e773f9

Shades

#b008cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b008cb
  2. #9e07b7
  3. #8d06a2
  4. #7b068e
  5. #6a057a
  6. #580466
  7. #460351
  8. #35023d
  9. #230229
  10. #120114
  11. #000000

Tints

#b008cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b008cb
  2. #b821d0
  3. #c039d5
  4. #c852db
  5. #d06be0
  6. #d884e5
  7. #df9cea
  8. #e7b5ef
  9. #efcef5
  10. #f7e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b008cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b008cb
  2. #ab14c4
  3. #a620bc
  4. #a22cb5
  5. #9d38ad
  6. #9844a6
  7. #93509e
  8. #8e5c97
  9. #8a688f
  10. #857488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a519a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ecf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c6dc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b14377 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6949ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7855c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b034a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b008cb {
  color: #b008cb;
}
Background
.bg-b008cb {
  background-color: #b008cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b008cb {
  border: 2px solid #b008cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b008cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 8 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 92% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b008cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b008cb, #cb0885);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b008cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 8 203 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.17 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.66 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.46 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.50 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.57 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.50 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.80 #4ff734 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b008cb  rgb(176, 8, 203)  hsl(292, 92%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#23cb08  rgb(35, 203, 8)  hsl(112, 92%, 41%)  Lime Green
#cbb008  rgb(203, 176, 8)  hsl(52, 92%, 41%)  Old Gold
#08cbb0  rgb(8, 203, 176)  hsl(172, 92%, 41%)  Medium Aquamarine