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#B409BA

#b409ba ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b409ba is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 3.53% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.23% cyan, 95.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 297.97°, with 90.77% saturation and 38.24% 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 5.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.17.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1344

Complementary

  1. #b409ba
  2. #0fba09

Split complementary

  1. #b409ba
  2. #68ba09
  3. #09ba5c

Analogous

  1. #5c09ba
  2. #b409ba
  3. #ba0968

Triadic

  1. #b409ba
  2. #bab409
  3. #09bab4

Tetradic

  1. #b409ba
  2. #ba090f
  3. #0fba09
  4. #09bab4

Square

  1. #b409ba
  2. #ba5c09
  3. #0fba09
  4. #0968ba

Monochromatic

  1. #270228
  2. #6d0571
  3. #b409ba
  4. #ed1cf4
  5. #f364f8

Shades

#b409ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b409ba
  2. #a208a7
  3. #900795
  4. #7e0682
  5. #6c0570
  6. #5a055d
  7. #48044a
  8. #360338
  9. #240225
  10. #120113
  11. #000000

Tints

#b409ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b409ba
  2. #bc22c1
  3. #c33ac8
  4. #cb53cf
  5. #d26bd6
  6. #da84dd
  7. #e19de3
  8. #e9b5ea
  9. #f0cef1
  10. #f8e6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b409ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b409ba
  2. #af15b4
  3. #aa21ae
  4. #a42da9
  5. #9f39a3
  6. #9a459d
  7. #955097
  8. #905c91
  9. #8a688c
  10. #857486
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c5190 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005abe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #446db6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9386d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7147bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8056b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b72b92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b409ba {
  color: #b409ba;
}
Background
.bg-b409ba {
  background-color: #b409ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b409ba {
  border: 2px solid #b409ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b409ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 9 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 91% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b409ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b409ba, #ba0968);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b409ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 9 186 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.17 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.72 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.01 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.74 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.91 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.96 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.26 #4bf645 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b409ba  rgb(180, 9, 186)  hsl(298, 91%, 38%)  Dark Orchid
#0fba09  rgb(15, 186, 9)  hsl(118, 91%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#bab409  rgb(186, 180, 9)  hsl(58, 91%, 38%)  Old Gold
#09bab4  rgb(9, 186, 180)  hsl(178, 91%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue