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#B026DB

#b026db ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b026db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 14.9% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.63% cyan, 82.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 285.75°, with 71.54% saturation and 50.39% 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.06.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1573

Complementary

  1. #b026db
  2. #51db26

Split complementary

  1. #b026db
  2. #abdb26
  3. #26db56

Analogous

  1. #5626db
  2. #b026db
  3. #db26ab

Triadic

  1. #b026db
  2. #dbb026
  3. #26dbb0

Tetradic

  1. #b026db
  2. #db2651
  3. #51db26
  4. #26dbb0

Square

  1. #b026db
  2. #db5626
  3. #51db26
  4. #26abdb

Monochromatic

  1. #480f59
  2. #7c1a9b
  3. #b026db
  4. #c868e6
  5. #e0a9f1

Shades

#b026db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b026db
  2. #9e22c5
  3. #8d1eaf
  4. #7b1b99
  5. #6a1783
  6. #58136e
  7. #460f58
  8. #350b42
  9. #23082c
  10. #120416
  11. #000000

Tints

#b026db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b026db
  2. #b83cdf
  3. #c051e2
  4. #c867e6
  5. #d07de9
  6. #d893ed
  7. #dfa8f1
  8. #e7bef4
  9. #efd4f8
  10. #f7e9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b026db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b026db
  2. #ab2fd2
  3. #a638c9
  4. #a241c0
  5. #9d4ab7
  6. #9853ae
  7. #935ca4
  8. #8e659b
  9. #8a6e92
  10. #857789
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d5aa5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2072d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad5484 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6854de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #765dd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae46ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b026db {
  color: #b026db;
}
Background
.bg-b026db {
  background-color: #b026db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b026db {
  border: 2px solid #b026db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b026db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 38 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b026db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b026db, #db26ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b026db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 38 219 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.06 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.81 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.89 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.76 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.85 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.82 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.40 #4fd924 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b026db  rgb(176, 38, 219)  hsl(286, 72%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#51db26  rgb(81, 219, 38)  hsl(106, 72%, 50%)  Lime Green
#dbb026  rgb(219, 176, 38)  hsl(46, 72%, 50%)  Metallic Gold
#26dbb0  rgb(38, 219, 176)  hsl(166, 72%, 50%)  Caribbean Green