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#B22DCF

#b22dcf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b22dcf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 17.65% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.01% cyan, 78.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 289.26°, with 64.29% saturation and 49.41% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.53.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1585

Complementary

  1. #b22dcf
  2. #4acf2d

Split complementary

  1. #b22dcf
  2. #9bcf2d
  3. #2dcf61

Analogous

  1. #612dcf
  2. #b22dcf
  3. #cf2d9b

Triadic

  1. #b22dcf
  2. #cfb22d
  3. #2dcfb2

Tetradic

  1. #b22dcf
  2. #cf2d4a
  3. #4acf2d
  4. #2dcfb2

Square

  1. #b22dcf
  2. #cf612d
  3. #4acf2d
  4. #2d9bcf

Monochromatic

  1. #461251
  2. #7c1f90
  3. #b22dcf
  4. #ca6adf
  5. #e0a9ec

Shades

#b22dcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b22dcf
  2. #a029ba
  3. #8e24a6
  4. #7d2091
  5. #6b1b7c
  6. #591768
  7. #471253
  8. #350e3e
  9. #240929
  10. #120515
  11. #000000

Tints

#b22dcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b22dcf
  2. #ba42d4
  3. #c157d9
  4. #c96cdd
  5. #d181e2
  6. #d996e7
  7. #e0abec
  8. #e8c0f1
  9. #f0d5f5
  10. #f7eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b22dcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b22dcf
  2. #ad35c7
  3. #a83ebf
  4. #a346b7
  5. #9e4eaf
  6. #9957a8
  7. #945fa0
  8. #8f6798
  9. #8a6f90
  10. #857888
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f5b9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b73cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2517e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f55d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d5fcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b245a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b22dcf {
  color: #b22dcf;
}
Background
.bg-b22dcf {
  background-color: #b22dcf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b22dcf {
  border: 2px solid #b22dcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b22dcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 45 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 64% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b22dcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b22dcf, #cf2d9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b22dcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 45 207 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.53 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.20 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.04 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.61 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.78 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.79 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.13 #4dd230 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b22dcf  rgb(178, 45, 207)  hsl(289, 64%, 49%)  Dark Orchid
#4acf2d  rgb(74, 207, 45)  hsl(109, 64%, 49%)  Lime Green
#cfb22d  rgb(207, 178, 45)  hsl(49, 64%, 49%)  Old Gold
#2dcfb2  rgb(45, 207, 178)  hsl(169, 64%, 49%)  Medium Aquamarine