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#B014BC

#b014bc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b014bc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 7.84% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.38% cyan, 89.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 295.71°, with 80.77% saturation and 40.78% 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 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.36.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1336

Complementary

  1. #b014bc
  2. #20bc14

Split complementary

  1. #b014bc
  2. #74bc14
  3. #14bc5c

Analogous

  1. #5c14bc
  2. #b014bc
  3. #bc1474

Triadic

  1. #b014bc
  2. #bcb014
  3. #14bcb0

Tetradic

  1. #b014bc
  2. #bc1420
  3. #20bc14
  4. #14bcb0

Square

  1. #b014bc
  2. #bc5c14
  3. #20bc14
  4. #1474bc

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0532
  2. #6f0d77
  3. #b014bc
  4. #dc33e9
  5. #e878f1

Shades

#b014bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b014bc
  2. #9e12a9
  3. #8d1096
  4. #7b0e84
  5. #6a0c71
  6. #580a5e
  7. #46084b
  8. #350638
  9. #230426
  10. #120213
  11. #000000

Tints

#b014bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b014bc
  2. #b82cc3
  3. #c043c9
  4. #c85bd0
  5. #d072d7
  6. #d88ade
  7. #dfa1e4
  8. #e7b9eb
  9. #efd0f2
  10. #f7e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b014bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b014bc
  2. #ab1fb6
  3. #a62ab0
  4. #a234aa
  5. #9d3fa4
  6. #984a9e
  7. #935598
  8. #8e6092
  9. #8a6a8c
  10. #857586
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a5191 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bc0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #406cb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b43d6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e49be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d56ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b23194 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b014bc {
  color: #b014bc;
}
Background
.bg-b014bc {
  background-color: #b014bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b014bc {
  border: 2px solid #b014bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b014bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 20 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 81% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b014bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b014bc, #bc1474);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b014bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 20 188 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.36 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.04 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.66 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.15 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.43 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.67 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.91 #4feb43 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b014bc  rgb(176, 20, 188)  hsl(296, 81%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#20bc14  rgb(32, 188, 20)  hsl(116, 81%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#bcb014  rgb(188, 176, 20)  hsl(56, 81%, 41%)  Old Gold
#14bcb0  rgb(20, 188, 176)  hsl(176, 81%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue