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#B331D4

#b331d4 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b331d4 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 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.57% cyan, 76.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 287.85°, with 65.46% saturation and 51.18% 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 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.93.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1653

Complementary

  1. #b331d4
  2. #52d431

Split complementary

  1. #b331d4
  2. #a4d431
  3. #31d462

Analogous

  1. #6231d4
  2. #b331d4
  3. #d431a4

Triadic

  1. #b331d4
  2. #d4b331
  3. #31d4b3

Tetradic

  1. #b331d4
  2. #d43152
  3. #52d431
  4. #31d4b3

Square

  1. #b331d4
  2. #d46231
  3. #52d431
  4. #31a4d4

Monochromatic

  1. #4b1359
  2. #802099
  3. #b331d4
  4. #ca70e1
  5. #e2b0ee

Shades

#b331d4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b331d4
  2. #a12cbf
  3. #8f27aa
  4. #7d2294
  5. #6b1d7f
  6. #5a196a
  7. #481455
  8. #360f40
  9. #240a2a
  10. #120515
  11. #000000

Tints

#b331d4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b331d4
  2. #bb46d8
  3. #c25add
  4. #ca6fe1
  5. #d183e5
  6. #d998ea
  7. #e1adee
  8. #e8c1f2
  9. #f0d6f6
  10. #f7eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b331d4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b331d4
  2. #ae39cc
  3. #a941c3
  4. #a449bb
  5. #9f51b2
  6. #9a59aa
  7. #9460a2
  8. #8f6899
  9. #8a7091
  10. #857888
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905ea2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a75d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b25582 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f58d7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d61d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b249a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b331d4 {
  color: #b331d4;
}
Background
.bg-b331d4 {
  background-color: #b331d4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b331d4 {
  border: 2px solid #b331d4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b331d4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 49 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 65% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b331d4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b331d4, #d431a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b331d4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 49 212 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.93 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.49 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.88 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.30 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.57 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.22 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.32 #4cce2b Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b331d4  rgb(179, 49, 212)  hsl(288, 65%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#52d431  rgb(82, 212, 49)  hsl(108, 65%, 51%)  Lime Green
#d4b331  rgb(212, 179, 49)  hsl(48, 65%, 51%)  Metallic Gold
#31d4b3  rgb(49, 212, 179)  hsl(168, 65%, 51%)  Medium Aquamarine