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#B40CC2

#b40cc2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b40cc2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 4.71% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.22% cyan, 93.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 295.38°, with 88.35% saturation and 40.39% 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 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.33.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1386

Complementary

  1. #b40cc2
  2. #1ac20c

Split complementary

  1. #b40cc2
  2. #75c20c
  3. #0cc259

Analogous

  1. #590cc2
  2. #b40cc2
  3. #c20c75

Triadic

  1. #b40cc2
  2. #c2b40c
  3. #0cc2b4

Tetradic

  1. #b40cc2
  2. #c20c1a
  3. #1ac20c
  4. #0cc2b4

Square

  1. #b40cc2
  2. #c2590c
  3. #1ac20c
  4. #0c75c2

Monochromatic

  1. #2e0332
  2. #71087a
  3. #b40cc2
  4. #e229f2
  5. #ec71f6

Shades

#b40cc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b40cc2
  2. #a20baf
  3. #900a9b
  4. #7e0888
  5. #6c0774
  6. #5a0661
  7. #48054e
  8. #36043a
  9. #240227
  10. #120113
  11. #000000

Tints

#b40cc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b40cc2
  2. #bc24c8
  3. #c33dce
  4. #cb55d4
  5. #d26dda
  6. #da86e1
  7. #e19ee7
  8. #e9b6ed
  9. #f0cef3
  10. #f8e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b40cc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b40cc2
  2. #af18bb
  3. #aa23b5
  4. #a42fae
  5. #9f3aa8
  6. #9a46a1
  7. #95529a
  8. #905d94
  9. #8a698d
  10. #857487
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d5295 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dc6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e6ebe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b73d72 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f49c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f57c0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b63099 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b40cc2 {
  color: #b40cc2;
}
Background
.bg-b40cc2 {
  background-color: #b40cc2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b40cc2 {
  border: 2px solid #b40cc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b40cc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 12 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 88% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b40cc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b40cc2, #c20c75);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b40cc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 12 194 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.33 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.07 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.00 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.54 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.99 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.11 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 10.45 #4bf33d Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b40cc2  rgb(180, 12, 194)  hsl(295, 88%, 40%)  Dark Orchid
#1ac20c  rgb(26, 194, 12)  hsl(115, 88%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#c2b40c  rgb(194, 180, 12)  hsl(55, 88%, 40%)  Old Gold
#0cc2b4  rgb(12, 194, 180)  hsl(175, 88%, 40%)  Tiffany Blue