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#B331CD

#b331cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b331cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 19.22% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.68% cyan, 76.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 290°, with 61.42% saturation and 49.8% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1619

Complementary

  1. #b331cd
  2. #4bcd31

Split complementary

  1. #b331cd
  2. #99cd31
  3. #31cd65

Analogous

  1. #6531cd
  2. #b331cd
  3. #cd3199

Triadic

  1. #b331cd
  2. #cdb331
  3. #31cdb3

Tetradic

  1. #b331cd
  2. #cd314b
  3. #4bcd31
  4. #31cdb3

Square

  1. #b331cd
  2. #cd6531
  3. #4bcd31
  4. #3199cd

Monochromatic

  1. #471352
  2. #7d228f
  3. #b331cd
  4. #ca6edc
  5. #e1aceb

Shades

#b331cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b331cd
  2. #a12cb9
  3. #8f27a4
  4. #7d2290
  5. #6b1d7b
  6. #5a1967
  7. #481452
  8. #360f3e
  9. #240a29
  10. #120515
  11. #000000

Tints

#b331cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b331cd
  2. #bb46d2
  3. #c25ad7
  4. #ca6fdc
  5. #d183e1
  6. #d998e6
  7. #e1adeb
  8. #e8c1f0
  9. #f0d6f5
  10. #f7eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b331cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b331cd
  2. #ae39c5
  3. #a941be
  4. #a449b6
  5. #9f51ae
  6. #9a59a7
  7. #94609f
  8. #8f6897
  9. #8a708f
  10. #857888
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905d9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4174ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4527e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7156d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f60cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b347a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b331cd {
  color: #b331cd;
}
Background
.bg-b331cd {
  background-color: #b331cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b331cd {
  border: 2px solid #b331cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b331cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 49 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 61% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b331cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b331cd, #cd3199);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b331cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 49 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.00 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.46 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.69 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.04 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.35 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.41 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.68 #4cce32 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b331cd  rgb(179, 49, 205)  hsl(290, 61%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#4bcd31  rgb(75, 205, 49)  hsl(110, 61%, 50%)  Lime Green
#cdb331  rgb(205, 179, 49)  hsl(50, 61%, 50%)  Old Gold
#31cdb3  rgb(49, 205, 179)  hsl(170, 61%, 50%)  Medium Aquamarine