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#B23BCD

#b23bcd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b23bcd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 23.14% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.17% cyan, 71.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 288.9°, with 59.35% saturation and 51.76% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.62.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.17

Complementary

  1. #b23bcd
  2. #56cd3b

Split complementary

  1. #b23bcd
  2. #9fcd3b
  3. #3bcd69

Analogous

  1. #693bcd
  2. #b23bcd
  3. #cd3b9f

Triadic

  1. #b23bcd
  2. #cdb23b
  3. #3bcdb2

Tetradic

  1. #b23bcd
  2. #cd3b56
  3. #56cd3b
  4. #3bcdb2

Square

  1. #b23bcd
  2. #cd693b
  3. #56cd3b
  4. #3b9fcd

Monochromatic

  1. #4c1758
  2. #812695
  3. #b23bcd
  4. #ca78dd
  5. #e2b5ec

Shades

#b23bcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b23bcd
  2. #a035b9
  3. #8e2fa4
  4. #7d2990
  5. #6b237b
  6. #591e67
  7. #471852
  8. #35123e
  9. #240c29
  10. #120615
  11. #000000

Tints

#b23bcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b23bcd
  2. #ba4fd2
  3. #c162d7
  4. #c976dc
  5. #d189e1
  6. #d99de6
  7. #e0b1eb
  8. #e8c4f0
  9. #f0d8f5
  10. #f7ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b23bcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b23bcd
  2. #ad42c5
  3. #a849be
  4. #a350b6
  5. #9e57ae
  6. #995ea7
  7. #94649f
  8. #8f6b97
  9. #8a728f
  10. #857988
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90619f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4677ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b25781 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #735bcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8064cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b24da5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b23bcd {
  color: #b23bcd;
}
Background
.bg-b23bcd {
  background-color: #b23bcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b23bcd {
  border: 2px solid #b23bcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b23bcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 59 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 59% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b23bcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b23bcd, #cd3b9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b23bcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 59 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.62 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.75 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.17 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.64 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.94 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.24 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.38 #4dc432 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b23bcd  rgb(178, 59, 205)  hsl(289, 59%, 52%)  Dark Orchid
#56cd3b  rgb(86, 205, 59)  hsl(109, 59%, 52%)  Lime Green
#cdb23b  rgb(205, 178, 59)  hsl(49, 59%, 52%)  Old Gold
#3bcdb2  rgb(59, 205, 178)  hsl(169, 59%, 52%)  Medium Aquamarine