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#B03BD2

#b03bd2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b03bd2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 23.14% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.19% cyan, 71.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 286.49°, with 62.66% saturation and 52.75% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.2.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1701

Complementary

  1. #b03bd2
  2. #5dd23b

Split complementary

  1. #b03bd2
  2. #a9d23b
  3. #3bd265

Analogous

  1. #653bd2
  2. #b03bd2
  3. #d23ba9

Triadic

  1. #b03bd2
  2. #d2b03b
  3. #3bd2b0

Tetradic

  1. #b03bd2
  2. #d23b5d
  3. #5dd23b
  4. #3bd2b0

Square

  1. #b03bd2
  2. #d2653b
  3. #5dd23b
  4. #3ba9d2

Monochromatic

  1. #4e165e
  2. #81249d
  3. #b03bd2
  4. #c979e0
  5. #e2b7ef

Shades

#b03bd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b03bd2
  2. #9e35bd
  3. #8d2fa8
  4. #7b2993
  5. #6a237e
  6. #581e69
  7. #461854
  8. #35123f
  9. #230c2a
  10. #120615
  11. #000000

Tints

#b03bd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b03bd2
  2. #b84fd7
  3. #c062db
  4. #c876e0
  5. #d089e4
  6. #d89de9
  7. #dfb1ed
  8. #e7c4f2
  9. #efd8f6
  10. #f7ebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b03bd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b03bd2
  2. #ab42ca
  3. #a649c2
  4. #a250b9
  5. #9d57b1
  6. #985ea9
  7. #9364a1
  8. #8e6b99
  9. #8a7290
  10. #857988
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f61a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bd6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f76cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af5a83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #705cd5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d64d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af4fa9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b03bd2 {
  color: #b03bd2;
}
Background
.bg-b03bd2 {
  background-color: #b03bd2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b03bd2 {
  border: 2px solid #b03bd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b03bd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 59 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 63% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b03bd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b03bd2, #d23ba9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b03bd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 59 210 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.20 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.93 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.97 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.59 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.14 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.54 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.00 #4fc42d Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b03bd2  rgb(176, 59, 210)  hsl(286, 63%, 53%)  Dark Orchid
#5dd23b  rgb(93, 210, 59)  hsl(106, 63%, 53%)  Lime Green
#d2b03b  rgb(210, 176, 59)  hsl(46, 63%, 53%)  Metallic Gold
#3bd2b0  rgb(59, 210, 176)  hsl(166, 63%, 53%)  Medium Aquamarine