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#B30CD7

#b30cd7 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b30cd7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 4.71% green and 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.74% cyan, 94.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 289.36°, with 89.43% saturation and 44.51% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.23.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1475

Complementary

  1. #b30cd7
  2. #30d70c

Split complementary

  1. #b30cd7
  2. #96d70c
  3. #0cd74e

Analogous

  1. #4e0cd7
  2. #b30cd7
  3. #d70c96

Triadic

  1. #b30cd7
  2. #d7b30c
  3. #0cd7b3

Tetradic

  1. #b30cd7
  2. #d70c30
  3. #30d70c
  4. #0cd7b3

Square

  1. #b30cd7
  2. #d74e0c
  3. #30d70c
  4. #0c96d7

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0446
  2. #77088f
  3. #b30cd7
  4. #d33bf4
  5. #e484f8

Shades

#b30cd7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b30cd7
  2. #a10bc2
  3. #8f0aac
  4. #7d0897
  5. #6b0781
  6. #5a066c
  7. #480556
  8. #360441
  9. #24022b
  10. #120116
  11. #000000

Tints

#b30cd7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b30cd7
  2. #bb24db
  3. #c23ddf
  4. #ca55e3
  5. #d16de7
  6. #d986eb
  7. #e19eef
  8. #e8b6f3
  9. #f0cef7
  10. #f7e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b30cd7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b30cd7
  2. #ae18ce
  3. #a923c6
  4. #a42fbd
  5. #9f3ab4
  6. #9a46ac
  7. #9452a3
  8. #8f5d9a
  9. #8a6991
  10. #857489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e55a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1f70d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b24a7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #694dda ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7858d5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b23aa9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b30cd7 {
  color: #b30cd7;
}
Background
.bg-b30cd7 {
  background-color: #b30cd7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b30cd7 {
  border: 2px solid #b30cd7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b30cd7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 12 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 89% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b30cd7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b30cd7, #d70c96);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b30cd7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 12 215 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.23 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.74 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.08 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.24 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.01 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.95 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.95 #4cf328 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b30cd7  rgb(179, 12, 215)  hsl(289, 89%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#30d70c  rgb(48, 215, 12)  hsl(109, 89%, 45%)  Lime Green
#d7b30c  rgb(215, 179, 12)  hsl(49, 89%, 45%)  Metallic Gold
#0cd7b3  rgb(12, 215, 179)  hsl(169, 89%, 45%)  Caribbean Green