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#B018CD

#b018cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b018cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 9.41% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.15% cyan, 88.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 290.39°, with 79.04% saturation and 44.9% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.91.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1429

Complementary

  1. #b018cd
  2. #35cd18

Split complementary

  1. #b018cd
  2. #8fcd18
  3. #18cd56

Analogous

  1. #5618cd
  2. #b018cd
  3. #cd188f

Triadic

  1. #b018cd
  2. #cdb018
  3. #18cdb0

Tetradic

  1. #b018cd
  2. #cd1835
  3. #35cd18
  4. #18cdb0

Square

  1. #b018cd
  2. #cd5618
  3. #35cd18
  4. #188fcd

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0844
  2. #751089
  3. #b018cd
  4. #d048ea
  5. #e18cf2

Shades

#b018cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b018cd
  2. #9e16b9
  3. #8d13a4
  4. #7b1190
  5. #6a0e7b
  6. #580c67
  7. #460a52
  8. #35073e
  9. #230529
  10. #120215
  11. #000000

Tints

#b018cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b018cd
  2. #b82fd2
  3. #c046d7
  4. #c85ddc
  5. #d074e1
  6. #d88ce6
  7. #dfa3eb
  8. #e7baf0
  9. #efd1f5
  10. #f7e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b018cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b018cd
  2. #ab22c5
  3. #a62dbe
  4. #a237b6
  5. #9d42ae
  6. #984ca7
  7. #93569f
  8. #8e6197
  9. #8a6b8f
  10. #857688
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b549b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f6ec9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0487a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a4dd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7958cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b03aa2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b018cd {
  color: #b018cd;
}
Background
.bg-b018cd {
  background-color: #b018cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b018cd {
  border: 2px solid #b018cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b018cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 24 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 79% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b018cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b018cd, #cd188f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b018cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 24 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.91 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.05 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.99 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.29 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.36 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.04 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.75 #4fe732 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b018cd  rgb(176, 24, 205)  hsl(290, 79%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#35cd18  rgb(53, 205, 24)  hsl(110, 79%, 45%)  Lime Green
#cdb018  rgb(205, 176, 24)  hsl(50, 79%, 45%)  Old Gold
#18cdb0  rgb(24, 205, 176)  hsl(170, 79%, 45%)  Medium Aquamarine