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#B33ACE

#b33ace ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b33ace is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 22.75% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.11% cyan, 71.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 289.05°, with 60.16% saturation and 51.76% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.7.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1707

Complementary

  1. #b33ace
  2. #55ce3a

Split complementary

  1. #b33ace
  2. #9fce3a
  3. #3ace69

Analogous

  1. #693ace
  2. #b33ace
  3. #ce3a9f

Triadic

  1. #b33ace
  2. #ceb33a
  3. #3aceb3

Tetradic

  1. #b33ace
  2. #ce3a55
  3. #55ce3a
  4. #3aceb3

Square

  1. #b33ace
  2. #ce693a
  3. #55ce3a
  4. #3a9fce

Monochromatic

  1. #4d1659
  2. #822596
  3. #b33ace
  4. #cb77dd
  5. #e2b5ec

Shades

#b33ace mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b33ace
  2. #a134b9
  3. #8f2ea5
  4. #7d2990
  5. #6b237c
  6. #5a1d67
  7. #481752
  8. #36113e
  9. #240c29
  10. #120615
  11. #000000

Tints

#b33ace mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b33ace
  2. #bb4ed3
  3. #c261d8
  4. #ca75dd
  5. #d189e2
  6. #d99de7
  7. #e1b0eb
  8. #e8c4f0
  9. #f0d8f5
  10. #f7ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b33ace mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b33ace
  2. #ae41c6
  3. #a948be
  4. #a44fb7
  5. #9f56af
  6. #9a5da7
  7. #94649f
  8. #8f6b97
  9. #8a7290
  10. #857988
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9161a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4677cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b35781 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #735bd1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8064cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b34da5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b33ace {
  color: #b33ace;
}
Background
.bg-b33ace {
  background-color: #b33ace;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b33ace {
  border: 2px solid #b33ace;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b33ace;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 58 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 60% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b33ace {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b33ace, #ce3a9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b33ace {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 58 206 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.70 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.74 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.36 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.49 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.88 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.27 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.43 #4cc531 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b33ace  rgb(179, 58, 206)  hsl(289, 60%, 52%)  Dark Orchid
#55ce3a  rgb(85, 206, 58)  hsl(109, 60%, 52%)  Lime Green
#ceb33a  rgb(206, 179, 58)  hsl(49, 60%, 52%)  Old Gold
#3aceb3  rgb(58, 206, 179)  hsl(169, 60%, 52%)  Medium Aquamarine