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#B405DC

#b405dc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b405dc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.18% cyan, 97.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 288.84°, with 95.56% saturation and 44.12% 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 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.47.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1498

Complementary

  1. #b405dc
  2. #2ddc05

Split complementary

  1. #b405dc
  2. #98dc05
  3. #05dc49

Analogous

  1. #4905dc
  2. #b405dc
  3. #dc0598

Triadic

  1. #b405dc
  2. #dcb405
  3. #05dcb4

Tetradic

  1. #b405dc
  2. #dc052d
  3. #2ddc05
  4. #05dcb4

Square

  1. #b405dc
  2. #dc4905
  3. #2ddc05
  4. #0598dc

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0246
  2. #770391
  3. #b405dc
  4. #d533fa
  5. #e57efc

Shades

#b405dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b405dc
  2. #a205c6
  3. #9004b0
  4. #7e049a
  5. #6c0384
  6. #5a036e
  7. #480258
  8. #360242
  9. #24012c
  10. #120116
  11. #000000

Tints

#b405dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b405dc
  2. #bc1ee0
  3. #c337e3
  4. #cb50e7
  5. #d269ea
  6. #da82ee
  7. #e19bf1
  8. #e9b4f5
  9. #f0cdf8
  10. #f8e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b405dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b405dc
  2. #af11d3
  3. #aa1eca
  4. #a42ac0
  5. #9f36b7
  6. #9a43ae
  7. #954fa5
  8. #905b9c
  9. #8a6792
  10. #857489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e55a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1170d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b24b81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #684edf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7758da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b33bad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b405dc {
  color: #b405dc;
}
Background
.bg-b405dc {
  background-color: #b405dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b405dc {
  border: 2px solid #b405dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b405dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 5 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 96% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b405dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b405dc, #dc0598);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b405dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 5 220 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.47 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.15 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.74 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.18 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.88 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.58 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.39 #4bfa23 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b405dc  rgb(180, 5, 220)  hsl(289, 96%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#2ddc05  rgb(45, 220, 5)  hsl(109, 96%, 44%)  Lime Green
#dcb405  rgb(220, 180, 5)  hsl(49, 96%, 44%)  Metallic Gold
#05dcb4  rgb(5, 220, 180)  hsl(169, 96%, 44%)  Caribbean Green