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#B216BC

#b216bc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b216bc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 8.63% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.32% cyan, 88.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 296.39°, with 79.05% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.61.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1367

Complementary

  1. #b216bc
  2. #20bc16

Split complementary

  1. #b216bc
  2. #73bc16
  3. #16bc5f

Analogous

  1. #5f16bc
  2. #b216bc
  3. #bc1673

Triadic

  1. #b216bc
  2. #bcb216
  3. #16bcb2

Tetradic

  1. #b216bc
  2. #bc1620
  3. #20bc16
  4. #16bcb2

Square

  1. #b216bc
  2. #bc5f16
  3. #20bc16
  4. #1673bc

Monochromatic

  1. #300633
  2. #710e78
  3. #b216bc
  4. #dd37e8
  5. #e97bf0

Shades

#b216bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b216bc
  2. #a014a9
  3. #8e1296
  4. #7d0f84
  5. #6b0d71
  6. #590b5e
  7. #47094b
  8. #350738
  9. #240426
  10. #120213
  11. #000000

Tints

#b216bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b216bc
  2. #ba2dc3
  3. #c145c9
  4. #c95cd0
  5. #d173d7
  6. #d98bde
  7. #e0a2e4
  8. #e8b9eb
  9. #f0d0f2
  10. #f7e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b216bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b216bc
  2. #ad21b6
  3. #a82bb0
  4. #a336aa
  5. #9e40a4
  6. #994b9e
  7. #945698
  8. #8f6092
  9. #8a6b8c
  10. #857586
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b5291 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cc0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #436db9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b63d6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7049be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f57ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b43194 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b216bc {
  color: #b216bc;
}
Background
.bg-b216bc {
  background-color: #b216bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b216bc {
  border: 2px solid #b216bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b216bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 22 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b216bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b216bc, #bc1673);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b216bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 22 188 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.61 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.47 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.53 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.32 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.45 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.85 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.24 #4de943 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b216bc  rgb(178, 22, 188)  hsl(296, 79%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#20bc16  rgb(32, 188, 22)  hsl(116, 79%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#bcb216  rgb(188, 178, 22)  hsl(56, 79%, 41%)  Old Gold
#16bcb2  rgb(22, 188, 178)  hsl(176, 79%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue