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#B403BF

#b403bf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b403bf is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 1.18% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.76% cyan, 98.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 296.49°, with 96.91% saturation and 38.04% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.67.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1353

Complementary

  1. #b403bf
  2. #0ebf03

Split complementary

  1. #b403bf
  2. #6cbf03
  3. #03bf56

Analogous

  1. #5603bf
  2. #b403bf
  3. #bf036c

Triadic

  1. #b403bf
  2. #bfb403
  3. #03bfb4

Tetradic

  1. #b403bf
  2. #bf030e
  3. #0ebf03
  4. #03bfb4

Square

  1. #b403bf
  2. #bf5603
  3. #0ebf03
  4. #036cbf

Monochromatic

  1. #260128
  2. #6d0274
  3. #b403bf
  4. #ee13fb
  5. #f35ffc

Shades

#b403bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b403bf
  2. #a203ac
  3. #900299
  4. #7e0286
  5. #6c0273
  6. #5a0260
  7. #48014c
  8. #360139
  9. #240126
  10. #120013
  11. #000000

Tints

#b403bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b403bf
  2. #bc1cc5
  3. #c335cc
  4. #cb4fd2
  5. #d268d9
  6. #da81df
  7. #e19ae5
  8. #e9b3ec
  9. #f0cdf2
  10. #f8e6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b403bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b403bf
  2. #af10b9
  3. #aa1cb2
  4. #a429ac
  5. #9f35a6
  6. #9a42a0
  7. #954e99
  8. #905b93
  9. #8a678d
  10. #857486
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c5192 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bc3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f6dbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b83a70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7047c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f56bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b62c96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b403bf {
  color: #b403bf;
}
Background
.bg-b403bf {
  background-color: #b403bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b403bf {
  border: 2px solid #b403bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b403bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 3 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 97% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b403bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b403bf, #bf036c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b403bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 3 191 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.67 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.16 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.20 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.08 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.30 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.52 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.32 #4bfc40 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b403bf  rgb(180, 3, 191)  hsl(296, 97%, 38%)  Dark Orchid
#0ebf03  rgb(14, 191, 3)  hsl(116, 97%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#bfb403  rgb(191, 180, 3)  hsl(56, 97%, 38%)  Old Gold
#03bfb4  rgb(3, 191, 180)  hsl(176, 97%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue