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#B403DF

#b403df ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b403df is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 1.18% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.28% cyan, 98.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 288.27°, with 97.35% saturation and 44.31% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.57.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.151

Complementary

  1. #b403df
  2. #2edf03

Split complementary

  1. #b403df
  2. #9cdf03
  3. #03df46

Analogous

  1. #4603df
  2. #b403df
  3. #df039c

Triadic

  1. #b403df
  2. #dfb403
  3. #03dfb4

Tetradic

  1. #b403df
  2. #df032e
  3. #2edf03
  4. #03dfb4

Square

  1. #b403df
  2. #df4603
  3. #2edf03
  4. #039cdf

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0148
  2. #770294
  3. #b403df
  4. #d532fc
  5. #e47efd

Shades

#b403df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b403df
  2. #a203c9
  3. #9002b2
  4. #7e029c
  5. #6c0286
  6. #5a0270
  7. #480159
  8. #360143
  9. #24012d
  10. #120016
  11. #000000

Tints

#b403df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b403df
  2. #bc1ce2
  3. #c335e5
  4. #cb4fe9
  5. #d268ec
  6. #da81ef
  7. #e19af2
  8. #e9b3f5
  9. #f0cdf9
  10. #f8e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b403df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b403df
  2. #af10d6
  3. #aa1ccc
  4. #a429c3
  5. #9f35b9
  6. #9a42b0
  7. #954ea6
  8. #905b9d
  9. #8a6793
  10. #85748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f55a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0170db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b14d83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #664ee2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7658dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b23caf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b403df {
  color: #b403df;
}
Background
.bg-b403df {
  background-color: #b403df;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b403df {
  border: 2px solid #b403df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b403df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 3 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 97% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b403df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b403df, #df039c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b403df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 3 223 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.57 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.82 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.41 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.21 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.74 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.31 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.63 #4bfc20 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b403df  rgb(180, 3, 223)  hsl(288, 97%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#2edf03  rgb(46, 223, 3)  hsl(108, 97%, 44%)  Lime Green
#dfb403  rgb(223, 180, 3)  hsl(48, 97%, 44%)  Meat Brown
#03dfb4  rgb(3, 223, 180)  hsl(168, 97%, 44%)  Caribbean Green