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#B016CA

#b016ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b016ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 8.63% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.87% cyan, 89.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 291.33°, with 80.36% 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 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.08.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1407

Complementary

  1. #b016ca
  2. #30ca16

Split complementary

  1. #b016ca
  2. #8aca16
  3. #16ca56

Analogous

  1. #5616ca
  2. #b016ca
  3. #ca168a

Triadic

  1. #b016ca
  2. #cab016
  3. #16cab0

Tetradic

  1. #b016ca
  2. #ca1630
  3. #30ca16
  4. #16cab0

Square

  1. #b016ca
  2. #ca5616
  3. #30ca16
  4. #168aca

Monochromatic

  1. #380740
  2. #740e85
  3. #b016ca
  4. #d242ea
  5. #e287f2

Shades

#b016ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b016ca
  2. #9e14b6
  3. #8d12a2
  4. #7b0f8d
  5. #6a0d79
  6. #580b65
  7. #460951
  8. #35073d
  9. #230428
  10. #120214
  11. #000000

Tints

#b016ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b016ca
  2. #b82dcf
  3. #c045d5
  4. #c85cda
  5. #d073df
  6. #d88be5
  7. #dfa2ea
  8. #e7b9ef
  9. #efd0f4
  10. #f7e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b016ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b016ca
  2. #ab21c3
  3. #a62bbb
  4. #a236b4
  5. #9d40ac
  6. #984ba5
  7. #93569e
  8. #8e6096
  9. #8a6b8f
  10. #857587
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b5499 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #326ec6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b14678 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b4ccd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7957c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1389f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b016ca {
  color: #b016ca;
}
Background
.bg-b016ca {
  background-color: #b016ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b016ca {
  border: 2px solid #b016ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b016ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 22 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b016ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b016ca, #ca168a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b016ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 22 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.08 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.09 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.44 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.62 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.68 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.98 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.07 #4fe935 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b016ca  rgb(176, 22, 202)  hsl(291, 80%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#30ca16  rgb(48, 202, 22)  hsl(111, 80%, 44%)  Lime Green
#cab016  rgb(202, 176, 22)  hsl(51, 80%, 44%)  Old Gold
#16cab0  rgb(22, 202, 176)  hsl(171, 80%, 44%)  Medium Aquamarine