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#B236CA

#b236ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b236ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 21.18% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.88% cyan, 73.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 290.27°, with 58.27% saturation and 50.2% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.26.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1637

Complementary

  1. #b236ca
  2. #4eca36

Split complementary

  1. #b236ca
  2. #98ca36
  3. #36ca68

Analogous

  1. #6836ca
  2. #b236ca
  3. #ca3698

Triadic

  1. #b236ca
  2. #cab236
  3. #36cab2

Tetradic

  1. #b236ca
  2. #ca364e
  3. #4eca36
  4. #36cab2

Square

  1. #b236ca
  2. #ca6836
  3. #4eca36
  4. #3698ca

Monochromatic

  1. #481552
  2. #7d258e
  3. #b236ca
  4. #c973da
  5. #e0afea

Shades

#b236ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b236ca
  2. #a031b6
  3. #8e2ba2
  4. #7d268d
  5. #6b2079
  6. #591b65
  7. #471651
  8. #35103d
  9. #240b28
  10. #120514
  11. #000000

Tints

#b236ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b236ca
  2. #ba4acf
  3. #c15ed5
  4. #c972da
  5. #d186df
  6. #d99be5
  7. #e0afea
  8. #e8c3ef
  9. #f0d7f4
  10. #f7ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b236ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b236ca
  2. #ad3dc3
  3. #a845bb
  4. #a34cb4
  5. #9e54ac
  6. #995ba5
  7. #94629e
  8. #8f6a96
  9. #8a718f
  10. #857987
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f5e9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4675c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3537e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7258cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8062c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b349a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b236ca {
  color: #b236ca;
}
Background
.bg-b236ca {
  background-color: #b236ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b236ca {
  border: 2px solid #b236ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b236ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 54 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 58% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b236ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b236ca, #ca3698);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b236ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 54 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.26 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.13 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.60 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.93 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.86 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.90 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.06 #4dc935 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b236ca  rgb(178, 54, 202)  hsl(290, 58%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#4eca36  rgb(78, 202, 54)  hsl(110, 58%, 50%)  Lime Green
#cab236  rgb(202, 178, 54)  hsl(50, 58%, 50%)  Old Gold
#36cab2  rgb(54, 202, 178)  hsl(170, 58%, 50%)  Medium Aquamarine