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#B40CD7

#b40cd7 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b40cd7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 4.71% green and 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.28% cyan, 94.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 289.66°, with 89.43% saturation and 44.51% 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 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.37.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1487

Complementary

  1. #b40cd7
  2. #2fd70c

Split complementary

  1. #b40cd7
  2. #94d70c
  3. #0cd74f

Analogous

  1. #4f0cd7
  2. #b40cd7
  3. #d70c94

Triadic

  1. #b40cd7
  2. #d7b40c
  3. #0cd7b4

Tetradic

  1. #b40cd7
  2. #d70c2f
  3. #2fd70c
  4. #0cd7b4

Square

  1. #b40cd7
  2. #d74f0c
  3. #2fd70c
  4. #0c94d7

Monochromatic

  1. #3b0446
  2. #77088f
  3. #b40cd7
  4. #d43bf4
  5. #e484f8

Shades

#b40cd7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b40cd7
  2. #a20bc2
  3. #900aac
  4. #7e0897
  5. #6c0781
  6. #5a066c
  7. #480556
  8. #360441
  9. #24022b
  10. #120116
  11. #000000

Tints

#b40cd7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b40cd7
  2. #bc24db
  3. #c33ddf
  4. #cb55e3
  5. #d26de7
  6. #da86eb
  7. #e19eef
  8. #e9b6f3
  9. #f0cef7
  10. #f8e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b40cd7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b40cd7
  2. #af18ce
  3. #aa23c6
  4. #a42fbd
  5. #9f3ab4
  6. #9a46ac
  7. #9552a3
  8. #905d9a
  9. #8a6991
  10. #857489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e55a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2270d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b34a7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a4dda ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7959d5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b33aa9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b40cd7 {
  color: #b40cd7;
}
Background
.bg-b40cd7 {
  background-color: #b40cd7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b40cd7 {
  border: 2px solid #b40cd7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b40cd7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 12 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 89% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b40cd7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b40cd7, #d70c94);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b40cd7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 12 215 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.37 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.67 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.28 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.36 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.18 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.10 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.93 #4bf328 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b40cd7  rgb(180, 12, 215)  hsl(290, 89%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#2fd70c  rgb(47, 215, 12)  hsl(110, 89%, 45%)  Lime Green
#d7b40c  rgb(215, 180, 12)  hsl(50, 89%, 45%)  Metallic Gold
#0cd7b4  rgb(12, 215, 180)  hsl(170, 89%, 45%)  Medium Aquamarine