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#B40BDA

#b40bda ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b40bda is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 4.31% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.43% cyan, 94.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 288.99°, with 90.39% saturation and 44.9% 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.41.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.15

Complementary

  1. #b40bda
  2. #31da0b

Split complementary

  1. #b40bda
  2. #98da0b
  3. #0bda4d

Analogous

  1. #4d0bda
  2. #b40bda
  3. #da0b98

Triadic

  1. #b40bda
  2. #dab40b
  3. #0bdab4

Tetradic

  1. #b40bda
  2. #da0b31
  3. #31da0b
  4. #0bdab4

Square

  1. #b40bda
  2. #da4d0b
  3. #31da0b
  4. #0b98da

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0448
  2. #780791
  3. #b40bda
  4. #d33cf5
  5. #e485f9

Shades

#b40bda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b40bda
  2. #a20ac4
  3. #9009ae
  4. #7e0899
  5. #6c0783
  6. #5a066d
  7. #480457
  8. #360341
  9. #24022c
  10. #120116
  11. #000000

Tints

#b40bda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b40bda
  2. #bc23de
  3. #c33ce1
  4. #cb54e5
  5. #d26de9
  6. #da85ed
  7. #e19df0
  8. #e9b6f4
  9. #f0cef8
  10. #f8e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b40bda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b40bda
  2. #af17d1
  3. #aa22c8
  4. #a42ebf
  5. #9f3ab6
  6. #9a46ad
  7. #9551a4
  8. #905d9b
  9. #8a6992
  10. #857489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f55a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1b70d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b24b80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #694edd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7859d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b33bac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b40bda {
  color: #b40bda;
}
Background
.bg-b40bda {
  background-color: #b40bda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b40bda {
  border: 2px solid #b40bda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b40bda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 11 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 90% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b40bda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b40bda, #da0b98);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b40bda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 11 218 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.41 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.30 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.00 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.28 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.01 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.82 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.15 #4bf425 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b40bda  rgb(180, 11, 218)  hsl(289, 90%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#31da0b  rgb(49, 218, 11)  hsl(109, 90%, 45%)  Lime Green
#dab40b  rgb(218, 180, 11)  hsl(49, 90%, 45%)  Metallic Gold
#0bdab4  rgb(11, 218, 180)  hsl(169, 90%, 45%)  Caribbean Green