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#B209CD

#b209cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b209cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 3.53% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.17% cyan, 95.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 291.73°, with 91.59% saturation and 41.96% 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 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.31.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1407

Complementary

  1. #b209cd
  2. #24cd09

Split complementary

  1. #b209cd
  2. #86cd09
  3. #09cd50

Analogous

  1. #5009cd
  2. #b209cd
  3. #cd0986

Triadic

  1. #b209cd
  2. #cdb209
  3. #09cdb2

Tetradic

  1. #b209cd
  2. #cd0924
  3. #24cd09
  4. #09cdb2

Square

  1. #b209cd
  2. #cd5009
  3. #24cd09
  4. #0986cd

Monochromatic

  1. #33033a
  2. #720684
  3. #b209cd
  4. #da2df6
  5. #e776f9

Shades

#b209cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b209cd
  2. #a008b9
  3. #8e07a4
  4. #7d0690
  5. #6b057b
  6. #590567
  7. #470452
  8. #35033e
  9. #240229
  10. #120115
  11. #000000

Tints

#b209cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b209cd
  2. #ba22d2
  3. #c13ad7
  4. #c953dc
  5. #d16be1
  6. #d984e6
  7. #e09deb
  8. #e8b5f0
  9. #f0cef5
  10. #f7e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b209cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b209cd
  2. #ad15c5
  3. #a821be
  4. #a32db6
  5. #9e39ae
  6. #9945a7
  7. #94509f
  8. #8f5c97
  9. #8a688f
  10. #857488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c539b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d6ec9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b34479 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a4ad0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a57cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b235a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b209cd {
  color: #b209cd;
}
Background
.bg-b209cd {
  background-color: #b209cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b209cd {
  border: 2px solid #b209cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b209cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 9 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b209cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b209cd, #cd0986);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b209cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 9 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.31 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.99 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.16 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.40 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.58 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.50 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.84 #4df632 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b209cd  rgb(178, 9, 205)  hsl(292, 92%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#24cd09  rgb(36, 205, 9)  hsl(112, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#cdb209  rgb(205, 178, 9)  hsl(52, 92%, 42%)  Old Gold
#09cdb2  rgb(9, 205, 178)  hsl(172, 92%, 42%)  Medium Aquamarine