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#B308BC

#b308bc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b308bc is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 3.14% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.79% cyan, 95.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 297°, with 91.84% saturation and 38.43% 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 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.83.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1339

Complementary

  1. #b308bc
  2. #11bc08

Split complementary

  1. #b308bc
  2. #6bbc08
  3. #08bc59

Analogous

  1. #5908bc
  2. #b308bc
  3. #bc086b

Triadic

  1. #b308bc
  2. #bcb308
  3. #08bcb3

Tetradic

  1. #b308bc
  2. #bc0811
  3. #11bc08
  4. #08bcb3

Square

  1. #b308bc
  2. #bc5908
  3. #11bc08
  4. #086bbc

Monochromatic

  1. #270229
  2. #6d0573
  3. #b308bc
  4. #ea1bf5
  5. #f165f8

Shades

#b308bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b308bc
  2. #a107a9
  3. #8f0696
  4. #7d0684
  5. #6b0571
  6. #5a045e
  7. #48034b
  8. #360238
  9. #240226
  10. #120113
  11. #000000

Tints

#b308bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b308bc
  2. #bb21c3
  3. #c239c9
  4. #ca52d0
  5. #d16bd7
  6. #d984de
  7. #e19ce4
  8. #e8b5eb
  9. #f0cef2
  10. #f7e6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b308bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b308bc
  2. #ae14b6
  3. #a920b0
  4. #a42caa
  5. #9f38a4
  6. #9a449e
  7. #945098
  8. #8f5c92
  9. #8a688c
  10. #857486
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c5191 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ac0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #416db8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7396e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7047be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f56ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b62c94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b308bc {
  color: #b308bc;
}
Background
.bg-b308bc {
  background-color: #b308bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b308bc {
  border: 2px solid #b308bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b308bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 8 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b308bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b308bc, #bc086b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b308bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 8 188 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.83 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.33 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.05 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.49 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.53 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.88 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.00 #4cf743 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b308bc  rgb(179, 8, 188)  hsl(297, 92%, 38%)  Dark Orchid
#11bc08  rgb(17, 188, 8)  hsl(117, 92%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#bcb308  rgb(188, 179, 8)  hsl(57, 92%, 38%)  Old Gold
#08bcb3  rgb(8, 188, 179)  hsl(177, 92%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue