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#B016DB

#b016db ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b016db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 8.63% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.63% cyan, 89.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 286.9°, with 81.74% saturation and 47.25% 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.87.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1492

Complementary

  1. #b016db
  2. #41db16

Split complementary

  1. #b016db
  2. #a3db16
  3. #16db4d

Analogous

  1. #4d16db
  2. #b016db
  3. #db16a3

Triadic

  1. #b016db
  2. #dbb016
  3. #16dbb0

Tetradic

  1. #b016db
  2. #db1641
  3. #41db16
  4. #16dbb0

Square

  1. #b016db
  2. #db4d16
  3. #41db16
  4. #16a3db

Monochromatic

  1. #400850
  2. #780f95
  3. #b016db
  4. #cb50ed
  5. #e096f4

Shades

#b016db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b016db
  2. #9e14c5
  3. #8d12af
  4. #7b0f99
  5. #6a0d83
  6. #580b6e
  7. #460958
  8. #350742
  9. #23042c
  10. #120216
  11. #000000

Tints

#b016db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b016db
  2. #b82ddf
  3. #c045e2
  4. #c85ce6
  5. #d073e9
  6. #d88bed
  7. #dfa2f1
  8. #e7b9f4
  9. #efd0f8
  10. #f7e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b016db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b016db
  2. #ab21d2
  3. #a62bc9
  4. #a236c0
  5. #9d40b7
  6. #984bae
  7. #9356a4
  8. #8e609b
  9. #8a6b92
  10. #857589
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c56a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0f70d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad4f82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #654fde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7559d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae3fad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b016db {
  color: #b016db;
}
Background
.bg-b016db {
  background-color: #b016db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b016db {
  border: 2px solid #b016db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b016db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 22 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 82% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b016db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b016db, #db16a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b016db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 22 219 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.87 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.26 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.51 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.89 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.37 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.29 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.02 #4fe924 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b016db  rgb(176, 22, 219)  hsl(287, 82%, 47%)  Dark Orchid
#41db16  rgb(65, 219, 22)  hsl(107, 82%, 47%)  Lime Green
#dbb016  rgb(219, 176, 22)  hsl(47, 82%, 47%)  Metallic Gold
#16dbb0  rgb(22, 219, 176)  hsl(167, 82%, 47%)  Caribbean Green