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#B508CA

#b508ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b508ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 3.14% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.4% cyan, 96.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 293.51°, with 92.38% 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 5.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.89.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1426

Complementary

  1. #b508ca
  2. #1dca08

Split complementary

  1. #b508ca
  2. #7eca08
  3. #08ca54

Analogous

  1. #5408ca
  2. #b508ca
  3. #ca087e

Triadic

  1. #b508ca
  2. #cab508
  3. #08cab5

Tetradic

  1. #b508ca
  2. #ca081d
  3. #1dca08
  4. #08cab5

Square

  1. #b508ca
  2. #ca5408
  3. #1dca08
  4. #087eca

Monochromatic

  1. #310237
  2. #730580
  3. #b508ca
  4. #e028f6
  5. #eb72f9

Shades

#b508ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b508ca
  2. #a307b6
  3. #9106a2
  4. #7f068d
  5. #6d0579
  6. #5b0465
  7. #480351
  8. #36023d
  9. #240228
  10. #120114
  11. #000000

Tints

#b508ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b508ca
  2. #bc21cf
  3. #c439d5
  4. #cb52da
  5. #d36bdf
  6. #da84e5
  7. #e19cea
  8. #e9b5ef
  9. #f0cef4
  10. #f8e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b508ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b508ca
  2. #b014c3
  3. #aa20bb
  4. #a52cb4
  5. #a038ac
  6. #9b44a5
  7. #95509e
  8. #905c96
  9. #8b688f
  10. #857487
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e539a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #366fc6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b74177 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e4acd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e57c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6339f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b508ca {
  color: #b508ca;
}
Background
.bg-b508ca {
  background-color: #b508ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b508ca {
  border: 2px solid #b508ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b508ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 8 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 92% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b508ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b508ca, #ca087e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b508ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 8 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.89 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.69 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.43 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.09 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.32 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.34 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.58 #4af735 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b508ca  rgb(181, 8, 202)  hsl(294, 92%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#1dca08  rgb(29, 202, 8)  hsl(114, 92%, 41%)  Lime Green
#cab508  rgb(202, 181, 8)  hsl(54, 92%, 41%)  Old Gold
#08cab5  rgb(8, 202, 181)  hsl(174, 92%, 41%)  Turquoise