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#B503CF

#b503cf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b503cf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.56% cyan, 98.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 292.35°, with 97.14% saturation and 41.18% 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 4.68.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1439

Complementary

  1. #b503cf
  2. #1dcf03

Split complementary

  1. #b503cf
  2. #83cf03
  3. #03cf4f

Analogous

  1. #4f03cf
  2. #b503cf
  3. #cf0383

Triadic

  1. #b503cf
  2. #cfb503
  3. #03cfb5

Tetradic

  1. #b503cf
  2. #cf031d
  3. #1dcf03
  4. #03cfb5

Square

  1. #b503cf
  2. #cf4f03
  3. #1dcf03
  4. #0383cf

Monochromatic

  1. #310138
  2. #730284
  3. #b503cf
  4. #e023fc
  5. #eb6efd

Shades

#b503cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b503cf
  2. #a303ba
  3. #9102a6
  4. #7f0291
  5. #6d027c
  6. #5b0268
  7. #480153
  8. #36013e
  9. #240129
  10. #120015
  11. #000000

Tints

#b503cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b503cf
  2. #bc1cd4
  3. #c435d9
  4. #cb4fdd
  5. #d368e2
  6. #da81e7
  7. #e19aec
  8. #e9b3f1
  9. #f0cdf5
  10. #f8e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b503cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b503cf
  2. #b010c7
  3. #aa1cbf
  4. #a529b7
  5. #a035af
  6. #9b42a8
  7. #954ea0
  8. #905b98
  9. #8b6790
  10. #857488
  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 #8e539d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fd3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f6fcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b64379 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c4bd2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c57cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b634a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b503cf {
  color: #b503cf;
}
Background
.bg-b503cf {
  background-color: #b503cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b503cf {
  border: 2px solid #b503cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b503cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 3 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 97% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b503cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b503cf, #cf0383);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b503cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 3 207 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.68 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.40 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.81 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.42 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.87 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.67 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.97 #4afc30 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b503cf  rgb(181, 3, 207)  hsl(292, 97%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#1dcf03  rgb(29, 207, 3)  hsl(112, 97%, 41%)  Lime Green
#cfb503  rgb(207, 181, 3)  hsl(52, 97%, 41%)  Old Gold
#03cfb5  rgb(3, 207, 181)  hsl(172, 97%, 41%)  Turquoise