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#B208CA

#b208ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b208ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 3.14% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.88% cyan, 96.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 292.58°, with 92.38% saturation and 41.18% 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 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.48.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.139

Complementary

  1. #b208ca
  2. #20ca08

Split complementary

  1. #b208ca
  2. #81ca08
  3. #08ca51

Analogous

  1. #5108ca
  2. #b208ca
  3. #ca0881

Triadic

  1. #b208ca
  2. #cab208
  3. #08cab2

Tetradic

  1. #b208ca
  2. #ca0820
  3. #20ca08
  4. #08cab2

Square

  1. #b208ca
  2. #ca5108
  3. #20ca08
  4. #0881ca

Monochromatic

  1. #300237
  2. #710580
  3. #b208ca
  4. #dd28f6
  5. #e972f9

Shades

#b208ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b208ca
  2. #a007b6
  3. #8e06a2
  4. #7d068d
  5. #6b0579
  6. #590465
  7. #470351
  8. #35023d
  9. #240228
  10. #120114
  11. #000000

Tints

#b208ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b208ca
  2. #ba21cf
  3. #c139d5
  4. #c952da
  5. #d16bdf
  6. #d984e5
  7. #e09cea
  8. #e8b5ef
  9. #f0cef4
  10. #f7e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b208ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b208ca
  2. #ad14c3
  3. #a820bb
  4. #a32cb4
  5. #9e38ac
  6. #9944a5
  7. #94509e
  8. #8f5c96
  9. #8a688f
  10. #857487
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c5299 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ece ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #316dc6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b34277 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b4acd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b56c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3339f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b208ca {
  color: #b208ca;
}
Background
.bg-b208ca {
  background-color: #b208ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b208ca {
  border: 2px solid #b208ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b208ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 8 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 92% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b208ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b208ca, #ca0881);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b208ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 8 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.48 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.10 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.58 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.81 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.86 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.40 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.18 #4df735 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b208ca  rgb(178, 8, 202)  hsl(293, 92%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#20ca08  rgb(32, 202, 8)  hsl(113, 92%, 41%)  Lime Green
#cab208  rgb(202, 178, 8)  hsl(53, 92%, 41%)  Old Gold
#08cab2  rgb(8, 202, 178)  hsl(173, 92%, 41%)  Medium Aquamarine