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#B330C3

#b330c3 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b330c3 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 18.82% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.21% cyan, 75.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 293.47°, with 60.49% saturation and 47.65% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.49.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1564

Complementary

  1. #b330c3
  2. #40c330

Split complementary

  1. #b330c3
  2. #8ac330
  3. #30c36a

Analogous

  1. #6a30c3
  2. #b330c3
  3. #c3308a

Triadic

  1. #b330c3
  2. #c3b330
  3. #30c3b3

Tetradic

  1. #b330c3
  2. #c33040
  3. #40c330
  4. #30c3b3

Square

  1. #b330c3
  2. #c36a30
  3. #40c330
  4. #308ac3

Monochromatic

  1. #421248
  2. #7b2186
  3. #b330c3
  4. #cd66d9
  5. #e1a4e8

Shades

#b330c3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b330c3
  2. #a12bb0
  3. #8f269c
  4. #7d2289
  5. #6b1d75
  6. #5a1862
  7. #48134e
  8. #360e3b
  9. #240a27
  10. #120514
  11. #000000

Tints

#b330c3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b330c3
  2. #bb45c9
  3. #c259cf
  4. #ca6ed5
  5. #d183db
  6. #d998e1
  7. #e1ace7
  8. #e8c1ed
  9. #f0d6f3
  10. #f7eaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b330c3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b330c3
  2. #ae38bc
  3. #a940b6
  4. #a448af
  5. #9f50a8
  6. #9a58a2
  7. #94609b
  8. #8f6894
  9. #8a708d
  10. #857887
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f5b98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065c7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4973c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b64c78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7454c5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #815fc1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5439c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b330c3 {
  color: #b330c3;
}
Background
.bg-b330c3 {
  background-color: #b330c3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b330c3 {
  border: 2px solid #b330c3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b330c3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 48 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 60% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b330c3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b330c3, #c3308a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b330c3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 48 195 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.49 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.08 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.65 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.92 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.73 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.51 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.57 #4ccf3c Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b330c3  rgb(179, 48, 195)  hsl(293, 60%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#40c330  rgb(64, 195, 48)  hsl(113, 60%, 48%)  Lime Green
#c3b330  rgb(195, 179, 48)  hsl(53, 60%, 48%)  Old Gold
#30c3b3  rgb(48, 195, 179)  hsl(173, 60%, 48%)  Tiffany Blue