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#B405CA

#b405ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b405ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 1.96% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.89% cyan, 97.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 293.3°, with 95.17% saturation and 40.59% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.77.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1408

Complementary

  1. #b405ca
  2. #1bca05

Split complementary

  1. #b405ca
  2. #7eca05
  3. #05ca52

Analogous

  1. #5205ca
  2. #b405ca
  3. #ca057e

Triadic

  1. #b405ca
  2. #cab405
  3. #05cab4

Tetradic

  1. #b405ca
  2. #ca051b
  3. #1bca05
  4. #05cab4

Square

  1. #b405ca
  2. #ca5205
  3. #1bca05
  4. #057eca

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0135
  2. #71037f
  3. #b405ca
  4. #e122fa
  5. #eb6dfb

Shades

#b405ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b405ca
  2. #a205b6
  3. #9004a2
  4. #7e048d
  5. #6c0379
  6. #5a0365
  7. #480251
  8. #36023d
  9. #240128
  10. #120114
  11. #000000

Tints

#b405ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b405ca
  2. #bc1ecf
  3. #c337d5
  4. #cb50da
  5. #d269df
  6. #da82e5
  7. #e19bea
  8. #e9b4ef
  9. #f0cdf4
  10. #f8e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b405ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b405ca
  2. #af11c3
  3. #aa1ebb
  4. #a42ab4
  5. #9f36ac
  6. #9a43a5
  7. #954f9e
  8. #905b96
  9. #8a678f
  10. #857487
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d5299 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ece ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #346ec6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b64176 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d4acd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c57c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5329f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b405ca {
  color: #b405ca;
}
Background
.bg-b405ca {
  background-color: #b405ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b405ca {
  border: 2px solid #b405ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b405ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 5 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 95% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b405ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b405ca, #ca057e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b405ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 5 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.77 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.44 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.52 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.99 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.16 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.43 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.42 #4bfa35 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b405ca  rgb(180, 5, 202)  hsl(293, 95%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#1bca05  rgb(27, 202, 5)  hsl(113, 95%, 41%)  Lime Green
#cab405  rgb(202, 180, 5)  hsl(53, 95%, 41%)  Old Gold
#05cab4  rgb(5, 202, 180)  hsl(173, 95%, 41%)  Turquoise