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#B008DA

#b008da ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b008da 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 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.27% cyan, 96.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 288°, with 92.92% saturation and 44.31% 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 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.91.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1447

Complementary

  1. #b008da
  2. #32da08

Split complementary

  1. #b008da
  2. #9bda08
  3. #08da47

Analogous

  1. #4708da
  2. #b008da
  3. #da089b

Triadic

  1. #b008da
  2. #dab008
  3. #08dab0

Tetradic

  1. #b008da
  2. #da0832
  3. #32da08
  4. #08dab0

Square

  1. #b008da
  2. #da4708
  3. #32da08
  4. #089bda

Monochromatic

  1. #390346
  2. #740590
  3. #b008da
  4. #d137f8
  5. #e281fa

Shades

#b008da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b008da
  2. #9e07c4
  3. #8d06ae
  4. #7b0699
  5. #6a0583
  6. #58046d
  7. #460357
  8. #350241
  9. #23022c
  10. #120116
  11. #000000

Tints

#b008da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b008da
  2. #b821de
  3. #c039e1
  4. #c852e5
  5. #d06be9
  6. #d884ed
  7. #df9cf0
  8. #e7b5f4
  9. #efcef8
  10. #f7e6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b008da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b008da
  2. #ab14d1
  3. #a620c8
  4. #a22cbf
  5. #9d38b6
  6. #9844ad
  7. #9350a4
  8. #8e5c9b
  9. #8a6892
  10. #857489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c54a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #066ed6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad4c80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #644ddd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7457d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae3bac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b008da {
  color: #b008da;
}
Background
.bg-b008da {
  background-color: #b008da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b008da {
  border: 2px solid #b008da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b008da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 8 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 93% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b008da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b008da, #da089b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b008da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 8 218 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.91 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.44 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.55 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.69 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.32 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.19 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.31 #4ff725 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b008da  rgb(176, 8, 218)  hsl(288, 93%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#32da08  rgb(50, 218, 8)  hsl(108, 93%, 44%)  Lime Green
#dab008  rgb(218, 176, 8)  hsl(48, 93%, 44%)  Metallic Gold
#08dab0  rgb(8, 218, 176)  hsl(168, 93%, 44%)  Caribbean Green