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#B42ACC

#b42acc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b42acc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 16.47% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.76% cyan, 79.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 291.11°, with 65.85% saturation and 48.24% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.89.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1572

Complementary

  1. #b42acc
  2. #42cc2a

Split complementary

  1. #b42acc
  2. #93cc2a
  3. #2acc63

Analogous

  1. #632acc
  2. #b42acc
  3. #cc2a93

Triadic

  1. #b42acc
  2. #ccb42a
  3. #2accb4

Tetradic

  1. #b42acc
  2. #cc2a42
  3. #42cc2a
  4. #2accb4

Square

  1. #b42acc
  2. #cc632a
  3. #42cc2a
  4. #2a93cc

Monochromatic

  1. #44104d
  2. #7c1d8d
  3. #b42acc
  4. #cd64df
  5. #e1a3ec

Shades

#b42acc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b42acc
  2. #a226b8
  3. #9022a3
  4. #7e1d8f
  5. #6c197a
  6. #5a1566
  7. #481152
  8. #360d3d
  9. #240829
  10. #120414
  11. #000000

Tints

#b42acc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b42acc
  2. #bc3fd1
  3. #c355d6
  4. #cb6adb
  5. #d27fe0
  6. #da95e6
  7. #e1aaeb
  8. #e9bff0
  9. #f0d4f5
  10. #f8eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b42acc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b42acc
  2. #af33c4
  3. #aa3bbd
  4. #a444b5
  5. #9f4cae
  6. #9a55a6
  7. #955e9e
  8. #906697
  9. #8a6f8f
  10. #857788
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905b9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f73c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b54d7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7153cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f5eca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b542a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b42acc {
  color: #b42acc;
}
Background
.bg-b42acc {
  background-color: #b42acc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b42acc {
  border: 2px solid #b42acc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b42acc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 42 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 66% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b42acc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b42acc, #cc2a93);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b42acc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 42 204 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.89 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.61 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.03 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.80 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.97 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.26 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.59 #4bd533 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b42acc  rgb(180, 42, 204)  hsl(291, 66%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#42cc2a  rgb(66, 204, 42)  hsl(111, 66%, 48%)  Lime Green
#ccb42a  rgb(204, 180, 42)  hsl(51, 66%, 48%)  Old Gold
#2accb4  rgb(42, 204, 180)  hsl(171, 66%, 48%)  Medium Aquamarine