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#B301D7

#b301d7 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b301d7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 0.39% green and 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.74% cyan, 99.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 289.91°, with 99.07% saturation and 42.35% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.28.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1451

Complementary

  1. #b301d7
  2. #25d701

Split complementary

  1. #b301d7
  2. #90d701
  3. #01d748

Analogous

  1. #4801d7
  2. #b301d7
  3. #d70190

Triadic

  1. #b301d7
  2. #d7b301
  3. #01d7b3

Tetradic

  1. #b301d7
  2. #d70125
  3. #25d701
  4. #01d7b3

Square

  1. #b301d7
  2. #d74801
  3. #25d701
  4. #0190d7

Monochromatic

  1. #34003f
  2. #74018b
  3. #b301d7
  4. #da26fe
  5. #e773fe

Shades

#b301d7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b301d7
  2. #a101c2
  3. #8f01ac
  4. #7d0197
  5. #6b0181
  6. #5a016c
  7. #480056
  8. #360041
  9. #24002b
  10. #120016
  11. #000000

Tints

#b301d7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b301d7
  2. #bb1adb
  3. #c234df
  4. #ca4de3
  5. #d167e7
  6. #d980eb
  7. #e199ef
  8. #e8b3f3
  9. #f0ccf7
  10. #f7e6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b301d7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b301d7
  2. #ae0ece
  3. #a91ac6
  4. #a427bd
  5. #9f34b4
  6. #9a41ac
  7. #944da3
  8. #8f5a9a
  9. #8a6791
  10. #857389
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d53a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1b6fd3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2487e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #684cda ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7857d5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b238a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b301d7 {
  color: #b301d7;
}
Background
.bg-b301d7 {
  background-color: #b301d7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b301d7 {
  border: 2px solid #b301d7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b301d7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 1 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 99% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b301d7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b301d7, #d70190);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b301d7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 1 215 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.28 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.84 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.93 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.20 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.96 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.85 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.18 #4cfe28 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b301d7  rgb(179, 1, 215)  hsl(290, 99%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#25d701  rgb(37, 215, 1)  hsl(110, 99%, 42%)  Lime Green
#d7b301  rgb(215, 179, 1)  hsl(50, 99%, 42%)  Metallic Gold
#01d7b3  rgb(1, 215, 179)  hsl(170, 99%, 42%)  Caribbean Green