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#B00CD7

#b00cd7 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b00cd7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 4.71% green and 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.14% cyan, 94.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 288.47°, with 89.43% saturation and 44.51% 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.83.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.144

Complementary

  1. #b00cd7
  2. #33d70c

Split complementary

  1. #b00cd7
  2. #99d70c
  3. #0cd74a

Analogous

  1. #4a0cd7
  2. #b00cd7
  3. #d70c99

Triadic

  1. #b00cd7
  2. #d7b00c
  3. #0cd7b0

Tetradic

  1. #b00cd7
  2. #d70c33
  3. #33d70c
  4. #0cd7b0

Square

  1. #b00cd7
  2. #d74a0c
  3. #33d70c
  4. #0c99d7

Monochromatic

  1. #390446
  2. #75088f
  3. #b00cd7
  4. #d13bf4
  5. #e284f8

Shades

#b00cd7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b00cd7
  2. #9e0bc2
  3. #8d0aac
  4. #7b0897
  5. #6a0781
  6. #58066c
  7. #460556
  8. #350441
  9. #23022b
  10. #120116
  11. #000000

Tints

#b00cd7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b00cd7
  2. #b824db
  3. #c03ddf
  4. #c855e3
  5. #d06de7
  6. #d886eb
  7. #df9eef
  8. #e7b6f3
  9. #efcef7
  10. #f7e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b00cd7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b00cd7
  2. #ab18ce
  3. #a623c6
  4. #a22fbd
  5. #9d3ab4
  6. #9846ac
  7. #9352a3
  8. #8e5d9a
  9. #8a6991
  10. #857489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b54a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #156ed3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae4b7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #664dda ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7557d5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af3ba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b00cd7 {
  color: #b00cd7;
}
Background
.bg-b00cd7 {
  background-color: #b00cd7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b00cd7 {
  border: 2px solid #b00cd7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b00cd7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 12 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 89% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b00cd7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b00cd7, #d70c99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b00cd7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 12 215 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.83 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.50 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.93 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.98 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.51 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.51 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.03 #4ff328 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b00cd7  rgb(176, 12, 215)  hsl(288, 89%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#33d70c  rgb(51, 215, 12)  hsl(108, 89%, 45%)  Lime Green
#d7b00c  rgb(215, 176, 12)  hsl(48, 89%, 45%)  Metallic Gold
#0cd7b0  rgb(12, 215, 176)  hsl(168, 89%, 45%)  Caribbean Green