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#B112E2

#b112e2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b112e2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 7.06% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.68% cyan, 92.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 285.87°, with 85.25% saturation and 47.84% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.35.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1527

Complementary

  1. #b112e2
  2. #43e212

Split complementary

  1. #b112e2
  2. #abe212
  3. #12e249

Analogous

  1. #4912e2
  2. #b112e2
  3. #e212ab

Triadic

  1. #b112e2
  2. #e2b112
  3. #12e2b1

Tetradic

  1. #b112e2
  2. #e21243
  3. #43e212
  4. #12e2b1

Square

  1. #b112e2
  2. #e24912
  3. #43e212
  4. #12abe2

Monochromatic

  1. #420754
  2. #7a0c9b
  3. #b112e2
  4. #cb4ff1
  5. #e096f7

Shades

#b112e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b112e2
  2. #9f10cb
  3. #8e0eb5
  4. #7c0d9e
  5. #6a0b88
  6. #590971
  7. #47075a
  8. #350544
  9. #23042d
  10. #120217
  11. #000000

Tints

#b112e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b112e2
  2. #b92ae5
  3. #c141e8
  4. #c859eb
  5. #d071ee
  6. #d889f1
  7. #e0a0f3
  8. #e8b8f6
  9. #efd0f9
  10. #f7e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b112e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b112e2
  2. #ac1dd8
  3. #a728ce
  4. #a233c5
  5. #9d3ebb
  6. #9949b1
  7. #9454a7
  8. #8f5f9d
  9. #8a6a94
  10. #85758a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d56a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad5286 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6450e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7359e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae41b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b112e2 {
  color: #b112e2;
}
Background
.bg-b112e2 {
  background-color: #b112e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b112e2 {
  border: 2px solid #b112e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b112e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 18 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 85% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b112e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b112e2, #e212ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b112e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 18 226 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.35 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.44 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.83 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.16 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.25 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.81 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.63 #4eed1d Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b112e2  rgb(177, 18, 226)  hsl(286, 85%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#43e212  rgb(67, 226, 18)  hsl(106, 85%, 48%)  Lime Green
#e2b112  rgb(226, 177, 18)  hsl(46, 85%, 48%)  Meat Brown
#12e2b1  rgb(18, 226, 177)  hsl(166, 85%, 48%)  Caribbean Green