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#B11DCC

#b11dcc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b11dcc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 11.37% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.24% cyan, 85.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 290.74°, with 75.11% saturation and 45.69% 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 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.1.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1459

Complementary

  1. #b11dcc
  2. #38cc1d

Split complementary

  1. #b11dcc
  2. #90cc1d
  3. #1dcc59

Analogous

  1. #591dcc
  2. #b11dcc
  3. #cc1d90

Triadic

  1. #b11dcc
  2. #ccb11d
  3. #1dccb1

Tetradic

  1. #b11dcc
  2. #cc1d38
  3. #38cc1d
  4. #1dccb1

Square

  1. #b11dcc
  2. #cc591d
  3. #38cc1d
  4. #1d90cc

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0a46
  2. #771389
  3. #b11dcc
  4. #cf4fe6
  5. #e192f0

Shades

#b11dcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b11dcc
  2. #9f1ab8
  3. #8e17a3
  4. #7c148f
  5. #6a117a
  6. #590f66
  7. #470c52
  8. #35093d
  9. #230629
  10. #120314
  11. #000000

Tints

#b11dcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b11dcc
  2. #b934d1
  3. #c14ad6
  4. #c861db
  5. #d077e0
  6. #d88ee6
  7. #e0a5eb
  8. #e8bbf0
  9. #efd2f5
  10. #f7e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b11dcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b11dcc
  2. #ac27c4
  3. #a731bd
  4. #a23bb5
  5. #9d45ae
  6. #994fa6
  7. #94589e
  8. #8f6297
  9. #8a6c8f
  10. #857688
  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 #8c569b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #346fc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2497a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c4ecf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b59ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b13ca1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b11dcc {
  color: #b11dcc;
}
Background
.bg-b11dcc {
  background-color: #b11dcc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b11dcc {
  border: 2px solid #b11dcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b11dcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 29 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 75% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b11dcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b11dcc, #cc1d90);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b11dcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 29 204 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.10 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.52 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.95 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.57 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.68 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.72 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.11 #4ee233 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b11dcc  rgb(177, 29, 204)  hsl(291, 75%, 46%)  Dark Orchid
#38cc1d  rgb(56, 204, 29)  hsl(111, 75%, 46%)  Lime Green
#ccb11d  rgb(204, 177, 29)  hsl(51, 75%, 46%)  Old Gold
#1dccb1  rgb(29, 204, 177)  hsl(171, 75%, 46%)  Medium Aquamarine