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#B03CC9

#b03cc9 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b03cc9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 23.53% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.44% cyan, 70.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 289.36°, with 56.63% saturation and 51.18% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.46.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1668

Complementary

  1. #b03cc9
  2. #55c93c

Split complementary

  1. #b03cc9
  2. #9cc93c
  3. #3cc96a

Analogous

  1. #6a3cc9
  2. #b03cc9
  3. #c93c9c

Triadic

  1. #b03cc9
  2. #c9b03c
  3. #3cc9b0

Tetradic

  1. #b03cc9
  2. #c93c55
  3. #55c93c
  4. #3cc9b0

Square

  1. #b03cc9
  2. #c96a3c
  3. #55c93c
  4. #3c9cc9

Monochromatic

  1. #4a1755
  2. #7e2891
  3. #b03cc9
  4. #c878da
  5. #e1b4ea

Shades

#b03cc9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b03cc9
  2. #9e36b5
  3. #8d30a1
  4. #7b2a8d
  5. #6a2479
  6. #581e65
  7. #461850
  8. #35123c
  9. #230c28
  10. #120614
  11. #000000

Tints

#b03cc9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b03cc9
  2. #b850ce
  3. #c063d4
  4. #c877d9
  5. #d08adf
  6. #d89ee4
  7. #dfb1e9
  8. #e7c5ef
  9. #efd8f4
  10. #f7ecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b03cc9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b03cc9
  2. #ab43c2
  3. #a64aba
  4. #a250b3
  5. #9d57ac
  6. #985ea5
  7. #93659d
  8. #8e6c96
  9. #8a728f
  10. #857987
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f609c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006acd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4876c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1577f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #735bcb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f63c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b04da2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b03cc9 {
  color: #b03cc9;
}
Background
.bg-b03cc9 {
  background-color: #b03cc9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b03cc9 {
  border: 2px solid #b03cc9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b03cc9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 60 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 57% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b03cc9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b03cc9, #c93c9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b03cc9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 60 201 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.46 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.62 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.01 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.21 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.23 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.26 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.31 #4fc336 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b03cc9  rgb(176, 60, 201)  hsl(289, 57%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#55c93c  rgb(85, 201, 60)  hsl(109, 57%, 51%)  Lime Green
#c9b03c  rgb(201, 176, 60)  hsl(49, 57%, 51%)  Old Gold
#3cc9b0  rgb(60, 201, 176)  hsl(169, 57%, 51%)  Medium Aquamarine