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#B124DC

#b124dc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b124dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 14.12% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.55% cyan, 83.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 285.98°, with 72.44% saturation and 50.2% 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 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.21.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1578

Complementary

  1. #b124dc
  2. #4fdc24

Split complementary

  1. #b124dc
  2. #abdc24
  3. #24dc55

Analogous

  1. #5524dc
  2. #b124dc
  3. #dc24ab

Triadic

  1. #b124dc
  2. #dcb124
  3. #24dcb1

Tetradic

  1. #b124dc
  2. #dc244f
  3. #4fdc24
  4. #24dcb1

Square

  1. #b124dc
  2. #dc5524
  3. #4fdc24
  4. #24abdc

Monochromatic

  1. #470e59
  2. #7c199b
  3. #b124dc
  4. #c966e7
  5. #e0a8f1

Shades

#b124dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b124dc
  2. #9f20c6
  3. #8e1db0
  4. #7c199a
  5. #6a1684
  6. #59126e
  7. #470e58
  8. #350b42
  9. #23072c
  10. #120416
  11. #000000

Tints

#b124dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b124dc
  2. #b93ae0
  3. #c150e3
  4. #c866e7
  5. #d07cea
  6. #d892ee
  7. #e0a7f1
  8. #e8bdf5
  9. #efd3f8
  10. #f7e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b124dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b124dc
  2. #ac2dd3
  3. #a736ca
  4. #a240c0
  5. #9d49b7
  6. #9952ae
  7. #945ba5
  8. #8f649c
  9. #8a6e92
  10. #857789
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e5aa6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1f72d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae5484 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6854df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #775dda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af45ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b124dc {
  color: #b124dc;
}
Background
.bg-b124dc {
  background-color: #b124dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b124dc {
  border: 2px solid #b124dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b124dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 36 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b124dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b124dc, #dc24ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b124dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 36 220 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.21 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.66 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.84 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.84 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.90 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.81 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.51 #4edb23 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b124dc  rgb(177, 36, 220)  hsl(286, 72%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#4fdc24  rgb(79, 220, 36)  hsl(106, 72%, 50%)  Lime Green
#dcb124  rgb(220, 177, 36)  hsl(46, 72%, 50%)  Metallic Gold
#24dcb1  rgb(36, 220, 177)  hsl(166, 72%, 50%)  Caribbean Green