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#B313CC

#b313cc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b313cc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 7.45% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.25% cyan, 90.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 291.89°, with 82.96% saturation and 43.73% 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.44.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1441

Complementary

  1. #b313cc
  2. #2ccc13

Split complementary

  1. #b313cc
  2. #89cc13
  3. #13cc57

Analogous

  1. #5713cc
  2. #b313cc
  3. #cc1389

Triadic

  1. #b313cc
  2. #ccb313
  3. #13ccb3

Tetradic

  1. #b313cc
  2. #cc132c
  3. #2ccc13
  4. #13ccb3

Square

  1. #b313cc
  2. #cc5713
  3. #2ccc13
  4. #1389cc

Monochromatic

  1. #380640
  2. #760c86
  3. #b313cc
  4. #d53eed
  5. #e584f4

Shades

#b313cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b313cc
  2. #a111b8
  3. #8f0fa3
  4. #7d0d8f
  5. #6b0b7a
  6. #5a0a66
  7. #480852
  8. #36063d
  9. #240429
  10. #120214
  11. #000000

Tints

#b313cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b313cc
  2. #bb2bd1
  3. #c242d6
  4. #ca5adb
  5. #d171e0
  6. #d989e6
  7. #e1a1eb
  8. #e8b8f0
  9. #f0d0f5
  10. #f7e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b313cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b313cc
  2. #ae1ec4
  3. #a929bd
  4. #a434b5
  5. #9f3fae
  6. #9a4aa6
  7. #94549e
  8. #8f5f97
  9. #8a6a8f
  10. #857588
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d549b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #336fc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b44579 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c4ccf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c58ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b437a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b313cc {
  color: #b313cc;
}
Background
.bg-b313cc {
  background-color: #b313cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b313cc {
  border: 2px solid #b313cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b313cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 19 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 83% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b313cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b313cc, #cc1389);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b313cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 19 204 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.44 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.48 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.07 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.68 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.89 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.13 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.19 #4cec33 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b313cc  rgb(179, 19, 204)  hsl(292, 83%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#2ccc13  rgb(44, 204, 19)  hsl(112, 83%, 44%)  Lime Green
#ccb313  rgb(204, 179, 19)  hsl(52, 83%, 44%)  Old Gold
#13ccb3  rgb(19, 204, 179)  hsl(172, 83%, 44%)  Medium Aquamarine