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#B503CA

#b503ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b503ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 1.18% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.4% cyan, 98.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 293.67°, with 97.07% saturation and 40.2% 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 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.92.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1415

Complementary

  1. #b503ca
  2. #18ca03

Split complementary

  1. #b503ca
  2. #7cca03
  3. #03ca52

Analogous

  1. #5203ca
  2. #b503ca
  3. #ca037c

Triadic

  1. #b503ca
  2. #cab503
  3. #03cab5

Tetradic

  1. #b503ca
  2. #ca0318
  3. #18ca03
  4. #03cab5

Square

  1. #b503ca
  2. #ca5203
  3. #18ca03
  4. #037cca

Monochromatic

  1. #2e0133
  2. #71027f
  3. #b503ca
  4. #e41efc
  5. #ed69fd

Shades

#b503ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b503ca
  2. #a303b6
  3. #9102a2
  4. #7f028d
  5. #6d0279
  6. #5b0265
  7. #480151
  8. #36013d
  9. #240128
  10. #120014
  11. #000000

Tints

#b503ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b503ca
  2. #bc1ccf
  3. #c435d5
  4. #cb4fda
  5. #d368df
  6. #da81e5
  7. #e19aea
  8. #e9b3ef
  9. #f0cdf4
  10. #f8e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b503ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b503ca
  2. #b010c3
  3. #aa1cbb
  4. #a529b4
  5. #a035ac
  6. #9b42a5
  7. #954e9e
  8. #905b96
  9. #8b678f
  10. #857487
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e529a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ece ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #356fc6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b74076 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e4acd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d57c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6329f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b503ca {
  color: #b503ca;
}
Background
.bg-b503ca {
  background-color: #b503ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b503ca {
  border: 2px solid #b503ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b503ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 3 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 97% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b503ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b503ca, #ca037c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b503ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 3 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.92 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.60 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.50 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.08 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.30 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.46 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.54 #4afc35 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b503ca  rgb(181, 3, 202)  hsl(294, 97%, 40%)  Dark Orchid
#18ca03  rgb(24, 202, 3)  hsl(114, 97%, 40%)  Lime Green
#cab503  rgb(202, 181, 3)  hsl(54, 97%, 40%)  Old Gold
#03cab5  rgb(3, 202, 181)  hsl(174, 97%, 40%)  Turquoise