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#B201DA

#b201da ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b201da is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 0.39% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.35% cyan, 99.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 288.94°, with 99.09% saturation and 42.94% 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.19.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1455

Complementary

  1. #b201da
  2. #29da01

Split complementary

  1. #b201da
  2. #95da01
  3. #01da45

Analogous

  1. #4501da
  2. #b201da
  3. #da0195

Triadic

  1. #b201da
  2. #dab201
  3. #01dab2

Tetradic

  1. #b201da
  2. #da0129
  3. #29da01
  4. #01dab2

Square

  1. #b201da
  2. #da4501
  3. #29da01
  4. #0195da

Monochromatic

  1. #360042
  2. #74018e
  3. #b201da
  4. #d729fe
  5. #e576fe

Shades

#b201da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b201da
  2. #a001c4
  3. #8e01ae
  4. #7d0199
  5. #6b0183
  6. #59016d
  7. #470057
  8. #350041
  9. #24002c
  10. #120016
  11. #000000

Tints

#b201da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b201da
  2. #ba1ade
  3. #c134e1
  4. #c94de5
  5. #d167e9
  6. #d980ed
  7. #e099f0
  8. #e8b3f4
  9. #f0ccf8
  10. #f7e6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b201da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b201da
  2. #ad0ed1
  3. #a81ac8
  4. #a327bf
  5. #9e34b6
  6. #9941ad
  7. #944da4
  8. #8f5a9b
  9. #8a6792
  10. #857389
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d53a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0d6fd6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b04a80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #664cdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7657d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b139ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b201da {
  color: #b201da;
}
Background
.bg-b201da {
  background-color: #b201da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b201da {
  border: 2px solid #b201da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b201da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 1 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 99% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b201da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b201da, #da0195);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b201da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 1 218 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.19 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.64 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.67 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.74 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.62 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.41 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.39 #4dfe25 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b201da  rgb(178, 1, 218)  hsl(289, 99%, 43%)  Dark Orchid
#29da01  rgb(41, 218, 1)  hsl(109, 99%, 43%)  Lime Green
#dab201  rgb(218, 178, 1)  hsl(49, 99%, 43%)  Metallic Gold
#01dab2  rgb(1, 218, 178)  hsl(169, 99%, 43%)  Caribbean Green