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#B330C8

#b330c8 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b330c8 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 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.5% cyan, 76% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 291.71°, with 61.29% saturation and 48.63% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.15.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1587

Complementary

  1. #b330c8
  2. #45c830

Split complementary

  1. #b330c8
  2. #91c830
  3. #30c867

Analogous

  1. #6730c8
  2. #b330c8
  3. #c83091

Triadic

  1. #b330c8
  2. #c8b330
  3. #30c8b3

Tetradic

  1. #b330c8
  2. #c83045
  3. #45c830
  4. #30c8b3

Square

  1. #b330c8
  2. #c86730
  3. #45c830
  4. #3091c8

Monochromatic

  1. #45124d
  2. #7c218a
  3. #b330c8
  4. #cb69db
  5. #e1a7ea

Shades

#b330c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b330c8
  2. #a12bb4
  3. #8f26a0
  4. #7d228c
  5. #6b1d78
  6. #5a1864
  7. #481350
  8. #360e3c
  9. #240a28
  10. #120514
  11. #000000

Tints

#b330c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b330c8
  2. #bb45ce
  3. #c259d3
  4. #ca6ed9
  5. #d183de
  6. #d998e4
  7. #e1ace9
  8. #e8c1ef
  9. #f0d6f4
  10. #f7eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b330c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b330c8
  2. #ae38c1
  3. #a940ba
  4. #a448b2
  5. #9f50ab
  6. #9a58a4
  7. #94609d
  8. #8f6896
  9. #8a708e
  10. #857887
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f5c9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4574c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b54f7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7255ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8060c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b444a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b330c8 {
  color: #b330c8;
}
Background
.bg-b330c8 {
  background-color: #b330c8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b330c8 {
  border: 2px solid #b330c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b330c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 48 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 61% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b330c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b330c8, #c83091);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b330c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 48 200 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.15 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.38 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.18 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.37 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.47 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.91 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.04 #4ccf37 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b330c8  rgb(179, 48, 200)  hsl(292, 61%, 49%)  Dark Orchid
#45c830  rgb(69, 200, 48)  hsl(112, 61%, 49%)  Lime Green
#c8b330  rgb(200, 179, 48)  hsl(52, 61%, 49%)  Old Gold
#30c8b3  rgb(48, 200, 179)  hsl(172, 61%, 49%)  Medium Aquamarine