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#B30EC8

#b30ec8 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b30ec8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 5.49% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.5% cyan, 93% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 293.23°, with 86.92% saturation and 41.96% 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 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.7.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1407

Complementary

  1. #b30ec8
  2. #23c80e

Split complementary

  1. #b30ec8
  2. #80c80e
  3. #0ec856

Analogous

  1. #560ec8
  2. #b30ec8
  3. #c80e80

Triadic

  1. #b30ec8
  2. #c8b30e
  3. #0ec8b3

Tetradic

  1. #b30ec8
  2. #c80e23
  3. #23c80e
  4. #0ec8b3

Square

  1. #b30ec8
  2. #c8560e
  3. #23c80e
  4. #0e80c8

Monochromatic

  1. #330439
  2. #730981
  3. #b30ec8
  4. #db32f1
  5. #e879f6

Shades

#b30ec8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b30ec8
  2. #a10db4
  3. #8f0ba0
  4. #7d0a8c
  5. #6b0878
  6. #5a0764
  7. #480650
  8. #36043c
  9. #240328
  10. #120114
  11. #000000

Tints

#b30ec8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b30ec8
  2. #bb26ce
  3. #c23ed3
  4. #ca56d9
  5. #d16ede
  6. #d987e4
  7. #e19fe9
  8. #e8b7ef
  9. #f0cff4
  10. #f7e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b30ec8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b30ec8
  2. #ae19c1
  3. #a925ba
  4. #a430b2
  5. #9f3cab
  6. #9a47a4
  7. #94529d
  8. #8f5e96
  9. #8a698e
  10. #857587
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d5398 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ecc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #376ec4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b54276 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d4acb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c57c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4349d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b30ec8 {
  color: #b30ec8;
}
Background
.bg-b30ec8 {
  background-color: #b30ec8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b30ec8 {
  border: 2px solid #b30ec8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b30ec8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 14 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 87% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b30ec8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b30ec8, #c80e80);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b30ec8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 14 200 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.70 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.53 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.71 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.13 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.19 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.23 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.60 #4cf137 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b30ec8  rgb(179, 14, 200)  hsl(293, 87%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#23c80e  rgb(35, 200, 14)  hsl(113, 87%, 42%)  Lime Green
#c8b30e  rgb(200, 179, 14)  hsl(53, 87%, 42%)  Old Gold
#0ec8b3  rgb(14, 200, 179)  hsl(173, 87%, 42%)  Tiffany Blue