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#B421DB

#b421db ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b421db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 12.94% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.81% cyan, 84.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 287.42°, with 73.81% saturation and 49.41% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.59.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1591

Complementary

  1. #b421db
  2. #48db21

Split complementary

  1. #b421db
  2. #a5db21
  3. #21db57

Analogous

  1. #5721db
  2. #b421db
  3. #db21a5

Triadic

  1. #b421db
  2. #dbb421
  3. #21dbb4

Tetradic

  1. #b421db
  2. #db2148
  3. #48db21
  4. #21dbb4

Square

  1. #b421db
  2. #db5721
  3. #48db21
  4. #21a5db

Monochromatic

  1. #470d56
  2. #7d1799
  3. #b421db
  4. #cb61e7
  5. #e1a4f1

Shades

#b421db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b421db
  2. #a21ec5
  3. #901aaf
  4. #7e1799
  5. #6c1483
  6. #5a116e
  7. #480d58
  8. #360a42
  9. #24072c
  10. #120316
  11. #000000

Tints

#b421db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b421db
  2. #bc37df
  3. #c34de2
  4. #cb64e6
  5. #d27ae9
  6. #da90ed
  7. #e1a6f1
  8. #e9bcf4
  9. #f0d3f8
  10. #f8e9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b421db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b421db
  2. #af2bd2
  3. #aa34c9
  4. #a43ec0
  5. #9f47b7
  6. #9a51ae
  7. #955aa4
  8. #90649b
  9. #8a6d92
  10. #857789
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905aa5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2673d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b25183 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b53de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a5dd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b343ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b421db {
  color: #b421db;
}
Background
.bg-b421db {
  background-color: #b421db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b421db {
  border: 2px solid #b421db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b421db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 33 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 74% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b421db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b421db, #db21a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b421db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 33 219 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.59 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.69 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.25 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.23 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.34 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.26 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.36 #4bde24 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b421db  rgb(180, 33, 219)  hsl(287, 74%, 49%)  Dark Orchid
#48db21  rgb(72, 219, 33)  hsl(107, 74%, 49%)  Lime Green
#dbb421  rgb(219, 180, 33)  hsl(47, 74%, 49%)  Metallic Gold
#21dbb4  rgb(33, 219, 180)  hsl(167, 74%, 49%)  Caribbean Green