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#B40EDE

#b40ede ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b40ede is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 5.49% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.92% cyan, 93.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 287.88°, with 88.14% saturation and 46.27% 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 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.53.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1529

Complementary

  1. #b40ede
  2. #38de0e

Split complementary

  1. #b40ede
  2. #a0de0e
  3. #0ede4c

Analogous

  1. #4c0ede
  2. #b40ede
  3. #de0ea0

Triadic

  1. #b40ede
  2. #deb40e
  3. #0edeb4

Tetradic

  1. #b40ede
  2. #de0e38
  3. #38de0e
  4. #0edeb4

Square

  1. #b40ede
  2. #de4c0e
  3. #38de0e
  4. #0ea0de

Monochromatic

  1. #3f054e
  2. #7a0996
  3. #b40ede
  4. #d045f3
  5. #e28df8

Shades

#b40ede mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b40ede
  2. #a20dc8
  3. #900bb2
  4. #7e0a9b
  5. #6c0885
  6. #5a076f
  7. #480659
  8. #360443
  9. #24032c
  10. #120116
  11. #000000

Tints

#b40ede mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b40ede
  2. #bc26e1
  3. #c33ee5
  4. #cb56e8
  5. #d26eeb
  6. #da87ef
  7. #e19ff2
  8. #e9b7f5
  9. #f0cff8
  10. #f8e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b40ede mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b40ede
  2. #af19d5
  3. #aa25cb
  4. #a430c2
  5. #9f3cb8
  6. #9a47af
  7. #9552a6
  8. #905e9c
  9. #8a6993
  10. #857589
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f56a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0f71da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b14e83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #684fe1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7759dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b23eaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b40ede {
  color: #b40ede;
}
Background
.bg-b40ede {
  background-color: #b40ede;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b40ede {
  border: 2px solid #b40ede;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b40ede;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 14 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 88% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b40ede {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b40ede, #de0ea0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b40ede {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 14 222 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.53 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.74 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.59 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.44 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.86 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.52 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.36 #4bf121 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b40ede  rgb(180, 14, 222)  hsl(288, 88%, 46%)  Dark Orchid
#38de0e  rgb(56, 222, 14)  hsl(108, 88%, 46%)  Lime Green
#deb40e  rgb(222, 180, 14)  hsl(48, 88%, 46%)  Meat Brown
#0edeb4  rgb(14, 222, 180)  hsl(168, 88%, 46%)  Caribbean Green