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#B409BF

#b409bf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b409bf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.76% cyan, 95.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 296.37°, with 91% saturation and 39.22% 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 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.64.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1366

Complementary

  1. #b409bf
  2. #14bf09

Split complementary

  1. #b409bf
  2. #6fbf09
  3. #09bf59

Analogous

  1. #5909bf
  2. #b409bf
  3. #bf096f

Triadic

  1. #b409bf
  2. #bfb409
  3. #09bfb4

Tetradic

  1. #b409bf
  2. #bf0914
  3. #14bf09
  4. #09bfb4

Square

  1. #b409bf
  2. #bf5909
  3. #14bf09
  4. #096fbf

Monochromatic

  1. #2a022d
  2. #6f0676
  3. #b409bf
  4. #e820f4
  5. #ef69f8

Shades

#b409bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b409bf
  2. #a208ac
  3. #900799
  4. #7e0686
  5. #6c0573
  6. #5a0560
  7. #48044c
  8. #360339
  9. #240226
  10. #120113
  11. #000000

Tints

#b409bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b409bf
  2. #bc22c5
  3. #c33acc
  4. #cb53d2
  5. #d26bd9
  6. #da84df
  7. #e19de5
  8. #e9b5ec
  9. #f0cef2
  10. #f8e6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b409bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b409bf
  2. #af15b9
  3. #aa21b2
  4. #a42dac
  5. #9f39a6
  6. #9a45a0
  7. #955099
  8. #905c93
  9. #8a688d
  10. #857486
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d5193 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cc3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #406dbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b83b70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7048c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f56bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b62e96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b409bf {
  color: #b409bf;
}
Background
.bg-b409bf {
  background-color: #b409bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b409bf {
  border: 2px solid #b409bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b409bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 9 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b409bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b409bf, #bf096f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b409bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 9 191 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.64 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.26 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.04 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.01 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.32 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.53 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.44 #4bf640 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b409bf  rgb(180, 9, 191)  hsl(296, 91%, 39%)  Dark Orchid
#14bf09  rgb(20, 191, 9)  hsl(116, 91%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#bfb409  rgb(191, 180, 9)  hsl(56, 91%, 39%)  Old Gold
#09bfb4  rgb(9, 191, 180)  hsl(176, 91%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue