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#B321CD

#b321cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b321cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 12.94% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.68% cyan, 83.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 290.93°, with 72.27% saturation and 46.67% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.43.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1508

Complementary

  1. #b321cd
  2. #3bcd21

Split complementary

  1. #b321cd
  2. #91cd21
  3. #21cd5d

Analogous

  1. #5d21cd
  2. #b321cd
  3. #cd2191

Triadic

  1. #b321cd
  2. #cdb321
  3. #21cdb3

Tetradic

  1. #b321cd
  2. #cd213b
  3. #3bcd21
  4. #21cdb3

Square

  1. #b321cd
  2. #cd5d21
  3. #3bcd21
  4. #2191cd

Monochromatic

  1. #400c49
  2. #79168b
  3. #b321cd
  4. #cf57e4
  5. #e299ef

Shades

#b321cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b321cd
  2. #a11eb9
  3. #8f1aa4
  4. #7d1790
  5. #6b147b
  6. #5a1167
  7. #480d52
  8. #360a3e
  9. #240729
  10. #120315
  11. #000000

Tints

#b321cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b321cd
  2. #bb37d2
  3. #c24dd7
  4. #ca64dc
  5. #d17ae1
  6. #d990e6
  7. #e1a6eb
  8. #e8bcf0
  9. #f0d3f5
  10. #f7e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b321cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b321cd
  2. #ae2bc5
  3. #a934be
  4. #a43eb6
  5. #9f47ae
  6. #9a51a7
  7. #945a9f
  8. #8f6497
  9. #8a6d8f
  10. #857788
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e589c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3871c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b44a7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e50d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d5bcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b43ea2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b321cd {
  color: #b321cd;
}
Background
.bg-b321cd {
  background-color: #b321cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b321cd {
  border: 2px solid #b321cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b321cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 33 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 72% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b321cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b321cd, #cd2191);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b321cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 33 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.43 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.63 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.10 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.57 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.74 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.03 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.80 #4cde32 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b321cd  rgb(179, 33, 205)  hsl(291, 72%, 47%)  Dark Orchid
#3bcd21  rgb(59, 205, 33)  hsl(111, 72%, 47%)  Lime Green
#cdb321  rgb(205, 179, 33)  hsl(51, 72%, 47%)  Old Gold
#21cdb3  rgb(33, 205, 179)  hsl(171, 72%, 47%)  Medium Aquamarine