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#B40CD9

#b40cd9 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b40cd9 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 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.05% cyan, 94.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 289.17°, with 89.52% 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 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.39.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1498

Complementary

  1. #b40cd9
  2. #31d90c

Split complementary

  1. #b40cd9
  2. #97d90c
  3. #0cd94d

Analogous

  1. #4d0cd9
  2. #b40cd9
  3. #d90c97

Triadic

  1. #b40cd9
  2. #d9b40c
  3. #0cd9b4

Tetradic

  1. #b40cd9
  2. #d90c31
  3. #31d90c
  4. #0cd9b4

Square

  1. #b40cd9
  2. #d94d0c
  3. #31d90c
  4. #0c97d9

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0448
  2. #780890
  3. #b40cd9
  4. #d33df4
  5. #e486f8

Shades

#b40cd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b40cd9
  2. #a20bc3
  3. #900aae
  4. #7e0898
  5. #6c0782
  6. #5a066d
  7. #480557
  8. #360441
  9. #24022b
  10. #120116
  11. #000000

Tints

#b40cd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b40cd9
  2. #bc24dd
  3. #c33de1
  4. #cb55e4
  5. #d26de8
  6. #da86ec
  7. #e19ef0
  8. #e9b6f4
  9. #f0cef7
  10. #f8e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b40cd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b40cd9
  2. #af18d0
  3. #aa23c7
  4. #a42fbe
  5. #9f3ab5
  6. #9a46ad
  7. #9552a4
  8. #905d9b
  9. #8a6992
  10. #857489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e55a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e70d5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b34b80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #694edc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7959d7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b33bab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b40cd9 {
  color: #b40cd9;
}
Background
.bg-b40cd9 {
  background-color: #b40cd9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b40cd9 {
  border: 2px solid #b40cd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b40cd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 12 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 90% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b40cd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b40cd9, #d90c97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b40cd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 12 217 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.39 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.41 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.12 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.29 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.07 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.92 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.06 #4bf326 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b40cd9  rgb(180, 12, 217)  hsl(289, 90%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#31d90c  rgb(49, 217, 12)  hsl(109, 90%, 45%)  Lime Green
#d9b40c  rgb(217, 180, 12)  hsl(49, 90%, 45%)  Metallic Gold
#0cd9b4  rgb(12, 217, 180)  hsl(169, 90%, 45%)  Caribbean Green