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#B015CB

#b015cb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b015cb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 8.24% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.3% cyan, 89.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 291.1°, with 81.25% saturation and 43.92% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.03.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1408

Complementary

  1. #b015cb
  2. #30cb15

Split complementary

  1. #b015cb
  2. #8bcb15
  3. #15cb55

Analogous

  1. #5515cb
  2. #b015cb
  3. #cb158b

Triadic

  1. #b015cb
  2. #cbb015
  3. #15cbb0

Tetradic

  1. #b015cb
  2. #cb1530
  3. #30cb15
  4. #15cbb0

Square

  1. #b015cb
  2. #cb5515
  3. #30cb15
  4. #158bcb

Monochromatic

  1. #380740
  2. #740e86
  3. #b015cb
  4. #d241eb
  5. #e386f3

Shades

#b015cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b015cb
  2. #9e13b7
  3. #8d11a2
  4. #7b0f8e
  5. #6a0d7a
  6. #580b66
  7. #460851
  8. #35063d
  9. #230429
  10. #120214
  11. #000000

Tints

#b015cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b015cb
  2. #b82cd0
  3. #c044d5
  4. #c85bdb
  5. #d073e0
  6. #d88ae5
  7. #dfa1ea
  8. #e7b9ef
  9. #efd0f5
  10. #f7e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b015cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b015cb
  2. #ab20c4
  3. #a62abc
  4. #a235b5
  5. #9d40ad
  6. #984ba6
  7. #93559e
  8. #8e6097
  9. #8a6b8f
  10. #857588
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b539a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #306ec7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b14678 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a4cce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7957c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b038a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b015cb {
  color: #b015cb;
}
Background
.bg-b015cb {
  background-color: #b015cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b015cb {
  border: 2px solid #b015cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b015cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 21 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 81% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b015cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b015cb, #cb158b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b015cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 21 203 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.03 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.01 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.32 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.51 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.53 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.07 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.93 #4fea34 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b015cb  rgb(176, 21, 203)  hsl(291, 81%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#30cb15  rgb(48, 203, 21)  hsl(111, 81%, 44%)  Lime Green
#cbb015  rgb(203, 176, 21)  hsl(51, 81%, 44%)  Old Gold
#15cbb0  rgb(21, 203, 176)  hsl(171, 81%, 44%)  Medium Aquamarine