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#B208DA

#b208da ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b208da 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 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.35% cyan, 96.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 288.57°, with 92.92% saturation and 44.31% 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 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.15.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.147

Complementary

  1. #b208da
  2. #30da08

Split complementary

  1. #b208da
  2. #99da08
  3. #08da49

Analogous

  1. #4908da
  2. #b208da
  3. #da0899

Triadic

  1. #b208da
  2. #dab208
  3. #08dab2

Tetradic

  1. #b208da
  2. #da0830
  3. #30da08
  4. #08dab2

Square

  1. #b208da
  2. #da4908
  3. #30da08
  4. #0899da

Monochromatic

  1. #390346
  2. #760590
  3. #b208da
  4. #d337f8
  5. #e381fa

Shades

#b208da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b208da
  2. #a007c4
  3. #8e06ae
  4. #7d0699
  5. #6b0583
  6. #59046d
  7. #470357
  8. #350241
  9. #24022c
  10. #120116
  11. #000000

Tints

#b208da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b208da
  2. #ba21de
  3. #c139e1
  4. #c952e5
  5. #d16be9
  6. #d984ed
  7. #e09cf0
  8. #e8b5f4
  9. #f0cef8
  10. #f7e6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b208da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b208da
  2. #ad14d1
  3. #a820c8
  4. #a32cbf
  5. #9e38b6
  6. #9944ad
  7. #9450a4
  8. #8f5c9b
  9. #8a6892
  10. #857489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d54a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #116fd6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b04b80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #664ddd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7658d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b13bac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b208da {
  color: #b208da;
}
Background
.bg-b208da {
  background-color: #b208da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b208da {
  border: 2px solid #b208da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b208da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 8 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 93% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b208da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b208da, #da0899);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b208da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 8 218 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.15 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.51 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.76 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.82 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.65 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.48 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.25 #4df725 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b208da  rgb(178, 8, 218)  hsl(289, 93%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#30da08  rgb(48, 218, 8)  hsl(109, 93%, 44%)  Lime Green
#dab208  rgb(218, 178, 8)  hsl(49, 93%, 44%)  Metallic Gold
#08dab2  rgb(8, 218, 178)  hsl(169, 93%, 44%)  Caribbean Green