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#B104DC

#b104dc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b104dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 1.57% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.55% cyan, 98.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 288.06°, with 96.43% saturation and 43.92% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.1.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.146

Complementary

  1. #b104dc
  2. #2fdc04

Split complementary

  1. #b104dc
  2. #9bdc04
  3. #04dc45

Analogous

  1. #4504dc
  2. #b104dc
  3. #dc049b

Triadic

  1. #b104dc
  2. #dcb104
  3. #04dcb1

Tetradic

  1. #b104dc
  2. #dc042f
  3. #2fdc04
  4. #04dcb1

Square

  1. #b104dc
  2. #dc4504
  3. #2fdc04
  4. #049bdc

Monochromatic

  1. #380146
  2. #750391
  3. #b104dc
  4. #d331fb
  5. #e37cfd

Shades

#b104dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b104dc
  2. #9f04c6
  3. #8e03b0
  4. #7c039a
  5. #6a0284
  6. #59026e
  7. #470258
  8. #350142
  9. #23012c
  10. #120016
  11. #000000

Tints

#b104dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b104dc
  2. #b91de0
  3. #c136e3
  4. #c84fe7
  5. #d068ea
  6. #d882ee
  7. #e09bf1
  8. #e8b4f5
  9. #efcdf8
  10. #f7e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b104dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b104dc
  2. #ac10d3
  3. #a71dca
  4. #a229c0
  5. #9d36b7
  6. #9942ae
  7. #944ea5
  8. #8f5b9c
  9. #8a6792
  10. #857489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c54a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006fd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae4c81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #654ddf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7457da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af3bad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b104dc {
  color: #b104dc;
}
Background
.bg-b104dc {
  background-color: #b104dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b104dc {
  border: 2px solid #b104dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b104dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 4 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 96% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b104dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b104dc, #dc049b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b104dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 4 220 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.10 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.40 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.44 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.58 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.36 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.11 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.49 #4efb23 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b104dc  rgb(177, 4, 220)  hsl(288, 96%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#2fdc04  rgb(47, 220, 4)  hsl(108, 96%, 44%)  Lime Green
#dcb104  rgb(220, 177, 4)  hsl(48, 96%, 44%)  Metallic Gold
#04dcb1  rgb(4, 220, 177)  hsl(168, 96%, 44%)  Caribbean Green