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#B415C8

#b415c8 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b415c8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 8.24% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10% cyan, 89.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 293.3°, with 81% saturation and 43.33% 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.82.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1441

Complementary

  1. #b415c8
  2. #29c815

Split complementary

  1. #b415c8
  2. #82c815
  3. #15c85b

Analogous

  1. #5b15c8
  2. #b415c8
  3. #c81582

Triadic

  1. #b415c8
  2. #c8b415
  3. #15c8b4

Tetradic

  1. #b415c8
  2. #c81529
  3. #29c815
  4. #15c8b4

Square

  1. #b415c8
  2. #c85b15
  3. #29c815
  4. #1582c8

Monochromatic

  1. #37063e
  2. #760e83
  3. #b415c8
  4. #d83feb
  5. #e684f2

Shades

#b415c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b415c8
  2. #a213b4
  3. #9011a0
  4. #7e0f8c
  5. #6c0d78
  6. #5a0b64
  7. #480850
  8. #36063c
  9. #240428
  10. #120214
  11. #000000

Tints

#b415c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b415c8
  2. #bc2cce
  3. #c344d3
  4. #cb5bd9
  5. #d273de
  6. #da8ae4
  7. #e1a1e9
  8. #e9b9ef
  9. #f0d0f4
  10. #f8e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b415c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b415c8
  2. #af20c1
  3. #aa2aba
  4. #a435b2
  5. #9f40ab
  6. #9a4ba4
  7. #95559d
  8. #906096
  9. #8a6b8e
  10. #857587
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e5499 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fcc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a6fc4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b64377 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f4ccb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e59c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5369e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b415c8 {
  color: #b415c8;
}
Background
.bg-b415c8 {
  background-color: #b415c8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b415c8 {
  border: 2px solid #b415c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b415c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 21 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 81% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b415c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b415c8, #c81582);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b415c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 21 200 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.82 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.93 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.55 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.87 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.33 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.44 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.76 #4bea37 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b415c8  rgb(180, 21, 200)  hsl(293, 81%, 43%)  Dark Orchid
#29c815  rgb(41, 200, 21)  hsl(113, 81%, 43%)  Lime Green
#c8b415  rgb(200, 180, 21)  hsl(53, 81%, 43%)  Old Gold
#15c8b4  rgb(21, 200, 180)  hsl(173, 81%, 43%)  Tiffany Blue