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#B40BDB

#b40bdb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b40bdb 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 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.81% cyan, 94.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 288.75°, with 90.43% saturation and 45.1% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.43.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1506

Complementary

  1. #b40bdb
  2. #32db0b

Split complementary

  1. #b40bdb
  2. #9adb0b
  3. #0bdb4c

Analogous

  1. #4c0bdb
  2. #b40bdb
  3. #db0b9a

Triadic

  1. #b40bdb
  2. #dbb40b
  3. #0bdbb4

Tetradic

  1. #b40bdb
  2. #db0b32
  3. #32db0b
  4. #0bdbb4

Square

  1. #b40bdb
  2. #db4c0b
  3. #32db0b
  4. #0b9adb

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0449
  2. #780792
  3. #b40bdb
  4. #d33df5
  5. #e386f9

Shades

#b40bdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b40bdb
  2. #a20ac5
  3. #9009af
  4. #7e0899
  5. #6c0783
  6. #5a066e
  7. #480458
  8. #360342
  9. #24022c
  10. #120116
  11. #000000

Tints

#b40bdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b40bdb
  2. #bc23df
  3. #c33ce2
  4. #cb54e6
  5. #d26de9
  6. #da85ed
  7. #e19df1
  8. #e9b6f4
  9. #f0cef8
  10. #f8e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b40bdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b40bdb
  2. #af17d2
  3. #aa22c9
  4. #a42ec0
  5. #9f3ab7
  6. #9a46ae
  7. #9551a4
  8. #905d9b
  9. #8a6992
  10. #857489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f55a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1871d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b24c81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #684ede ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7859d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b33cac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b40bdb {
  color: #b40bdb;
}
Background
.bg-b40bdb {
  background-color: #b40bdb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b40bdb {
  border: 2px solid #b40bdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b40bdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 11 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 90% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b40bdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b40bdb, #db0b9a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b40bdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 11 219 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.43 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.17 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.89 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.29 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.96 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.73 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.21 #4bf424 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b40bdb  rgb(180, 11, 219)  hsl(289, 90%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#32db0b  rgb(50, 219, 11)  hsl(109, 90%, 45%)  Lime Green
#dbb40b  rgb(219, 180, 11)  hsl(49, 90%, 45%)  Metallic Gold
#0bdbb4  rgb(11, 219, 180)  hsl(169, 90%, 45%)  Caribbean Green