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#B310D9

#b310d9 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b310d9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 6.27% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.51% cyan, 92.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 288.66°, with 86.27% saturation and 45.69% 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 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.25.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1496

Complementary

  1. #b310d9
  2. #36d910

Split complementary

  1. #b310d9
  2. #9bd910
  3. #10d94f

Analogous

  1. #4f10d9
  2. #b310d9
  3. #d9109b

Triadic

  1. #b310d9
  2. #d9b310
  3. #10d9b3

Tetradic

  1. #b310d9
  2. #d91036
  3. #36d910
  4. #10d9b3

Square

  1. #b310d9
  2. #d94f10
  3. #36d910
  4. #109bd9

Monochromatic

  1. #3d054b
  2. #780b92
  3. #b310d9
  4. #d144f1
  5. #e28cf6

Shades

#b310d9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b310d9
  2. #a10ec3
  3. #8f0dae
  4. #7d0b98
  5. #6b0a82
  6. #5a086d
  7. #480657
  8. #360541
  9. #24032b
  10. #120216
  11. #000000

Tints

#b310d9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b310d9
  2. #bb28dd
  3. #c240e1
  4. #ca58e4
  5. #d170e8
  6. #d988ec
  7. #e19ff0
  8. #e8b7f4
  9. #f0cff7
  10. #f7e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b310d9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b310d9
  2. #ae1bd0
  3. #a926c7
  4. #a432be
  5. #9f3db5
  6. #9a48ad
  7. #9453a4
  8. #8f5e9b
  9. #8a6a92
  10. #857589
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e55a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c70d5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b14c80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #684edc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7859d7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b23cab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b310d9 {
  color: #b310d9;
}
Background
.bg-b310d9 {
  background-color: #b310d9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b310d9 {
  border: 2px solid #b310d9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b310d9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 16 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 86% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b310d9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b310d9, #d9109b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b310d9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 16 217 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.25 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.41 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.03 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.21 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.93 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.82 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.99 #4cef26 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b310d9  rgb(179, 16, 217)  hsl(289, 86%, 46%)  Dark Orchid
#36d910  rgb(54, 217, 16)  hsl(109, 86%, 46%)  Lime Green
#d9b310  rgb(217, 179, 16)  hsl(49, 86%, 46%)  Metallic Gold
#10d9b3  rgb(16, 217, 179)  hsl(169, 86%, 46%)  Caribbean Green