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#B412DB

#b412db ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b412db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 7.06% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.81% cyan, 91.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 288.36°, with 84.81% saturation and 46.47% 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 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.44.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1525

Complementary

  1. #b412db
  2. #39db12

Split complementary

  1. #b412db
  2. #9ddb12
  3. #12db50

Analogous

  1. #5012db
  2. #b412db
  3. #db129d

Triadic

  1. #b412db
  2. #dbb412
  3. #12dbb4

Tetradic

  1. #b412db
  2. #db1239
  3. #39db12
  4. #12dbb4

Square

  1. #b412db
  2. #db5012
  3. #39db12
  4. #129ddb

Monochromatic

  1. #40064e
  2. #7a0c94
  3. #b412db
  4. #d049f0
  5. #e290f6

Shades

#b412db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b412db
  2. #a210c5
  3. #900eaf
  4. #7e0d99
  5. #6c0b83
  6. #5a096e
  7. #480758
  8. #360542
  9. #24042c
  10. #120216
  11. #000000

Tints

#b412db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b412db
  2. #bc2adf
  3. #c341e2
  4. #cb59e6
  5. #d271e9
  6. #da89ed
  7. #e1a0f1
  8. #e9b8f4
  9. #f0d0f8
  10. #f8e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b412db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b412db
  2. #af1dd2
  3. #aa28c9
  4. #a433c0
  5. #9f3eb7
  6. #9a49ae
  7. #9554a4
  8. #905f9b
  9. #8a6a92
  10. #857589
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f56a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c71d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b24d82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #694fde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #785ad9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b33dad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b412db {
  color: #b412db;
}
Background
.bg-b412db {
  background-color: #b412db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b412db {
  border: 2px solid #b412db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b412db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 18 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 85% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b412db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b412db, #db129d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b412db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 18 219 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.44 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.04 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.95 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.49 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.03 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.83 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.06 #4bed24 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b412db  rgb(180, 18, 219)  hsl(288, 85%, 46%)  Dark Orchid
#39db12  rgb(57, 219, 18)  hsl(108, 85%, 46%)  Lime Green
#dbb412  rgb(219, 180, 18)  hsl(48, 85%, 46%)  Metallic Gold
#12dbb4  rgb(18, 219, 180)  hsl(168, 85%, 46%)  Caribbean Green