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#B232CD

#b232cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b232cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 19.61% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.17% cyan, 75.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 289.55°, with 60.78% saturation and 50% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.86.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1615

Complementary

  1. #b232cd
  2. #4dcd32

Split complementary

  1. #b232cd
  2. #9acd32
  3. #32cd65

Analogous

  1. #6532cd
  2. #b232cd
  3. #cd329a

Triadic

  1. #b232cd
  2. #cdb232
  3. #32cdb2

Tetradic

  1. #b232cd
  2. #cd324d
  3. #4dcd32
  4. #32cdb2

Square

  1. #b232cd
  2. #cd6532
  3. #4dcd32
  4. #329acd

Monochromatic

  1. #471452
  2. #7d238f
  3. #b232cd
  4. #c970dc
  5. #e0adeb

Shades

#b232cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b232cd
  2. #a02db9
  3. #8e28a4
  4. #7d2390
  5. #6b1e7b
  6. #591967
  7. #471452
  8. #350f3e
  9. #240a29
  10. #120515
  11. #000000

Tints

#b232cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b232cd
  2. #ba47d2
  3. #c15bd7
  4. #c970dc
  5. #d184e1
  6. #d999e6
  7. #e0adeb
  8. #e8c2f0
  9. #f0d6f5
  10. #f7ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b232cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b232cd
  2. #ad3ac5
  3. #a842be
  4. #a349b6
  5. #9e51ae
  6. #9959a7
  7. #94619f
  8. #8f6997
  9. #8a708f
  10. #857888
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f5d9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4074ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2527e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7157d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e60cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b247a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b232cd {
  color: #b232cd;
}
Background
.bg-b232cd {
  background-color: #b232cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b232cd {
  border: 2px solid #b232cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b232cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 50 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 61% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b232cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b232cd, #cd329a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b232cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 50 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.86 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.47 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.60 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.04 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.28 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.33 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.56 #4dcd32 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b232cd  rgb(178, 50, 205)  hsl(290, 61%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#4dcd32  rgb(77, 205, 50)  hsl(110, 61%, 50%)  Lime Green
#cdb232  rgb(205, 178, 50)  hsl(50, 61%, 50%)  Old Gold
#32cdb2  rgb(50, 205, 178)  hsl(170, 61%, 50%)  Medium Aquamarine