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#B41CD5

#b41cd5 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b41cd5 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 10.98% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.49% cyan, 86.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 289.3°, with 76.76% saturation and 47.25% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.41.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1534

Complementary

  1. #b41cd5
  2. #3dd51c

Split complementary

  1. #b41cd5
  2. #99d51c
  3. #1cd558

Analogous

  1. #581cd5
  2. #b41cd5
  3. #d51c99

Triadic

  1. #b41cd5
  2. #d5b41c
  3. #1cd5b4

Tetradic

  1. #b41cd5
  2. #d51c3d
  3. #3dd51c
  4. #1cd5b4

Square

  1. #b41cd5
  2. #d5581c
  3. #3dd51c
  4. #1c99d5

Monochromatic

  1. #420a4e
  2. #7b1391
  3. #b41cd5
  4. #ce55e9
  5. #e298f2

Shades

#b41cd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b41cd5
  2. #a219c0
  3. #9016aa
  4. #7e1495
  5. #6c1180
  6. #5a0e6b
  7. #480b55
  8. #360840
  9. #24062b
  10. #120315
  11. #000000

Tints

#b41cd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b41cd5
  2. #bc33d9
  3. #c349dd
  4. #cb60e2
  5. #d277e6
  6. #da8eea
  7. #e1a4ee
  8. #e9bbf2
  9. #f0d2f7
  10. #f8e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b41cd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b41cd5
  2. #af26cd
  3. #aa30c4
  4. #a43abc
  5. #9f44b3
  6. #9a4eab
  7. #9558a2
  8. #90629a
  9. #8a6c91
  10. #857689
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f58a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064da ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d72d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b34c7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c50d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b5bd3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b43ea8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b41cd5 {
  color: #b41cd5;
}
Background
.bg-b41cd5 {
  background-color: #b41cd5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b41cd5 {
  border: 2px solid #b41cd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b41cd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 28 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 77% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b41cd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b41cd5, #d51c99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b41cd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 28 213 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.41 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.60 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.78 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.88 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.51 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.31 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.60 #4be32a Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b41cd5  rgb(180, 28, 213)  hsl(289, 77%, 47%)  Dark Orchid
#3dd51c  rgb(61, 213, 28)  hsl(109, 77%, 47%)  Lime Green
#d5b41c  rgb(213, 180, 28)  hsl(49, 77%, 47%)  Old Gold
#1cd5b4  rgb(28, 213, 180)  hsl(169, 77%, 47%)  Medium Aquamarine