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#B201DF

#b201df ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b201df 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 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.18% cyan, 99.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 287.84°, with 99.11% saturation and 43.92% 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.33.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1481

Complementary

  1. #b201df
  2. #2edf01

Split complementary

  1. #b201df
  2. #9ddf01
  3. #01df43

Analogous

  1. #4301df
  2. #b201df
  3. #df019d

Triadic

  1. #b201df
  2. #dfb201
  3. #01dfb2

Tetradic

  1. #b201df
  2. #df012e
  3. #2edf01
  4. #01dfb2

Square

  1. #b201df
  2. #df4301
  3. #2edf01
  4. #019ddf

Monochromatic

  1. #380047
  2. #750193
  3. #b201df
  4. #d42efe
  5. #e47bfe

Shades

#b201df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b201df
  2. #a001c9
  3. #8e01b2
  4. #7d019c
  5. #6b0186
  6. #590170
  7. #470059
  8. #350043
  9. #24002d
  10. #120016
  11. #000000

Tints

#b201df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b201df
  2. #ba1ae2
  3. #c134e5
  4. #c94de9
  5. #d167ec
  6. #d980ef
  7. #e099f2
  8. #e8b3f5
  9. #f0ccf9
  10. #f7e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b201df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b201df
  2. #ad0ed6
  3. #a81acc
  4. #a327c3
  5. #9e34b9
  6. #9941b0
  7. #944da6
  8. #8f5a9d
  9. #8a6793
  10. #85738a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d54a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006fdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af4d83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #644de2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7457dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b03caf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b201df {
  color: #b201df;
}
Background
.bg-b201df {
  background-color: #b201df;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b201df {
  border: 2px solid #b201df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b201df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 1 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 99% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b201df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b201df, #df019d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b201df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 1 223 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.33 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.04 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.16 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.79 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.39 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.98 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.71 #4dfe20 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b201df  rgb(178, 1, 223)  hsl(288, 99%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#2edf01  rgb(46, 223, 1)  hsl(108, 99%, 44%)  Lime Green
#dfb201  rgb(223, 178, 1)  hsl(48, 99%, 44%)  Meat Brown
#01dfb2  rgb(1, 223, 178)  hsl(168, 99%, 44%)  Caribbean Green