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#B231CB

#b231cb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b231cb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 19.22% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.32% cyan, 75.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 290.26°, with 61.11% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.87.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1597

Complementary

  1. #b231cb
  2. #4acb31

Split complementary

  1. #b231cb
  2. #97cb31
  3. #31cb65

Analogous

  1. #6531cb
  2. #b231cb
  3. #cb3197

Triadic

  1. #b231cb
  2. #cbb231
  3. #31cbb2

Tetradic

  1. #b231cb
  2. #cb314a
  3. #4acb31
  4. #31cbb2

Square

  1. #b231cb
  2. #cb6531
  3. #4acb31
  4. #3197cb

Monochromatic

  1. #461350
  2. #7c228d
  3. #b231cb
  4. #ca6ddc
  5. #e0aaeb

Shades

#b231cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b231cb
  2. #a02cb7
  3. #8e27a2
  4. #7d228e
  5. #6b1d7a
  6. #591966
  7. #471451
  8. #350f3d
  9. #240a29
  10. #120514
  11. #000000

Tints

#b231cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b231cb
  2. #ba46d0
  3. #c15ad5
  4. #c96fdb
  5. #d183e0
  6. #d998e5
  7. #e0adea
  8. #e8c1ef
  9. #f0d6f5
  10. #f7eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b231cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b231cb
  2. #ad39c4
  3. #a841bc
  4. #a349b5
  5. #9e51ad
  6. #9959a6
  7. #94609e
  8. #8f6897
  9. #8a708f
  10. #857888
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f5c9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4274c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3517d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7156ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e60c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b246a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b231cb {
  color: #b231cb;
}
Background
.bg-b231cb {
  background-color: #b231cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b231cb {
  border: 2px solid #b231cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b231cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 49 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 61% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b231cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b231cb, #cb3197);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b231cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 49 203 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.87 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.50 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.75 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.24 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.28 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.46 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.65 #4dce34 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b231cb  rgb(178, 49, 203)  hsl(290, 61%, 49%)  Dark Orchid
#4acb31  rgb(74, 203, 49)  hsl(110, 61%, 49%)  Lime Green
#cbb231  rgb(203, 178, 49)  hsl(50, 61%, 49%)  Old Gold
#31cbb2  rgb(49, 203, 178)  hsl(170, 61%, 49%)  Medium Aquamarine