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#B028CE

#b028ce ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b028ce is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 15.69% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.56% cyan, 80.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 289.16°, with 67.48% saturation and 48.24% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.98.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.152

Complementary

  1. #b028ce
  2. #46ce28

Split complementary

  1. #b028ce
  2. #99ce28
  3. #28ce5d

Analogous

  1. #5d28ce
  2. #b028ce
  3. #ce2899

Triadic

  1. #b028ce
  2. #ceb028
  3. #28ceb0

Tetradic

  1. #b028ce
  2. #ce2846
  3. #46ce28
  4. #28ceb0

Square

  1. #b028ce
  2. #ce5d28
  3. #46ce28
  4. #2899ce

Monochromatic

  1. #430f4e
  2. #791c8e
  3. #b028ce
  4. #ca62e1
  5. #dfa2ed

Shades

#b028ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b028ce
  2. #9e24b9
  3. #8d20a5
  4. #7b1c90
  5. #6a187c
  6. #581467
  7. #461052
  8. #350c3e
  9. #230829
  10. #120415
  11. #000000

Tints

#b028ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b028ce
  2. #b83ed3
  3. #c053d8
  4. #c869dd
  5. #d07ee2
  6. #d894e7
  7. #dfa9eb
  8. #e7bff0
  9. #efd4f5
  10. #f7eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b028ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b028ce
  2. #ab31c6
  3. #a63abe
  4. #a242b7
  5. #9d4baf
  6. #9854a7
  7. #935d9f
  8. #8e6697
  9. #8a6e90
  10. #857788
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d599d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3671ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b04e7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c52d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a5ccc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b042a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b028ce {
  color: #b028ce;
}
Background
.bg-b028ce {
  background-color: #b028ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b028ce {
  border: 2px solid #b028ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b028ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 40 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 67% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b028ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b028ce, #ce2899);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b028ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 40 206 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.98 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.46 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.00 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.24 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.46 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.62 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.49 #4fd731 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b028ce  rgb(176, 40, 206)  hsl(289, 67%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#46ce28  rgb(70, 206, 40)  hsl(109, 67%, 48%)  Lime Green
#ceb028  rgb(206, 176, 40)  hsl(49, 67%, 48%)  Old Gold
#28ceb0  rgb(40, 206, 176)  hsl(169, 67%, 48%)  Medium Aquamarine