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#B30ADA

#b30ada ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b30ada is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 3.92% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.89% cyan, 95.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 288.75°, with 91.23% saturation and 44.71% 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 5.29:1 (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 luminance0.1486

Complementary

  1. #b30ada
  2. #31da0a

Split complementary

  1. #b30ada
  2. #99da0a
  3. #0ada4b

Analogous

  1. #4b0ada
  2. #b30ada
  3. #da0a99

Triadic

  1. #b30ada
  2. #dab30a
  3. #0adab3

Tetradic

  1. #b30ada
  2. #da0a31
  3. #31da0a
  4. #0adab3

Square

  1. #b30ada
  2. #da4b0a
  3. #31da0a
  4. #0a99da

Monochromatic

  1. #3b0348
  2. #770791
  3. #b30ada
  4. #d33bf6
  5. #e384f9

Shades

#b30ada mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b30ada
  2. #a109c4
  3. #8f08ae
  4. #7d0799
  5. #6b0683
  6. #5a056d
  7. #480457
  8. #360341
  9. #24022c
  10. #120116
  11. #000000

Tints

#b30ada mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b30ada
  2. #bb23de
  3. #c23be1
  4. #ca54e5
  5. #d16ce9
  6. #d985ed
  7. #e19df0
  8. #e8b6f4
  9. #f0cef8
  10. #f7e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b30ada mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b30ada
  2. #ae16d1
  3. #a922c8
  4. #a42dbf
  5. #9f39b6
  6. #9a45ad
  7. #9451a4
  8. #8f5d9b
  9. #8a6892
  10. #857489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e55a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1770d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b14b80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #684edd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7758d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b23bac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b30ada {
  color: #b30ada;
}
Background
.bg-b30ada {
  background-color: #b30ada;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b30ada {
  border: 2px solid #b30ada;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b30ada;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 10 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 91% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b30ada {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b30ada, #da0a99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b30ada {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 10 218 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.28 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.40 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.88 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.06 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.83 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.65 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.19 #4cf525 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b30ada  rgb(179, 10, 218)  hsl(289, 91%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#31da0a  rgb(49, 218, 10)  hsl(109, 91%, 45%)  Lime Green
#dab30a  rgb(218, 179, 10)  hsl(49, 91%, 45%)  Metallic Gold
#0adab3  rgb(10, 218, 179)  hsl(169, 91%, 45%)  Caribbean Green