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#B115CC

#b115cc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b115cc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 8.24% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.24% cyan, 89.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 291.15°, with 81.33% saturation and 44.12% 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.13.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1424

Complementary

  1. #b115cc
  2. #30cc15

Split complementary

  1. #b115cc
  2. #8bcc15
  3. #15cc56

Analogous

  1. #5615cc
  2. #b115cc
  3. #cc158b

Triadic

  1. #b115cc
  2. #ccb115
  3. #15ccb1

Tetradic

  1. #b115cc
  2. #cc1530
  3. #30cc15
  4. #15ccb1

Square

  1. #b115cc
  2. #cc5615
  3. #30cc15
  4. #158bcc

Monochromatic

  1. #390741
  2. #750e87
  3. #b115cc
  4. #d342ec
  5. #e387f3

Shades

#b115cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b115cc
  2. #9f13b8
  3. #8e11a3
  4. #7c0f8f
  5. #6a0d7a
  6. #590b66
  7. #470852
  8. #35063d
  9. #230429
  10. #120214
  11. #000000

Tints

#b115cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b115cc
  2. #b92cd1
  3. #c144d6
  4. #c85bdb
  5. #d073e0
  6. #d88ae6
  7. #e0a1eb
  8. #e8b9f0
  9. #efd0f5
  10. #f7e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b115cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b115cc
  2. #ac20c4
  3. #a72abd
  4. #a235b5
  5. #9d40ae
  6. #994ba6
  7. #94559e
  8. #8f6097
  9. #8a6b8f
  10. #857588
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c549b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #316ec8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b24679 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b4ccf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a58ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b138a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b115cc {
  color: #b115cc;
}
Background
.bg-b115cc {
  background-color: #b115cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b115cc {
  border: 2px solid #b115cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b115cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 21 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 81% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b115cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b115cc, #cc158b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b115cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 21 204 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.13 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.16 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.13 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.49 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.58 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.09 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.95 #4eea33 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b115cc  rgb(177, 21, 204)  hsl(291, 81%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#30cc15  rgb(48, 204, 21)  hsl(111, 81%, 44%)  Lime Green
#ccb115  rgb(204, 177, 21)  hsl(51, 81%, 44%)  Old Gold
#15ccb1  rgb(21, 204, 177)  hsl(171, 81%, 44%)  Medium Aquamarine