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#B50ADA

#b50ada ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b50ada is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 3.92% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.97% cyan, 95.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 289.33°, with 91.23% saturation and 44.71% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.55.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.151

Complementary

  1. #b50ada
  2. #2fda0a

Split complementary

  1. #b50ada
  2. #97da0a
  3. #0ada4d

Analogous

  1. #4d0ada
  2. #b50ada
  3. #da0a97

Triadic

  1. #b50ada
  2. #dab50a
  3. #0adab5

Tetradic

  1. #b50ada
  2. #da0a2f
  3. #2fda0a
  4. #0adab5

Square

  1. #b50ada
  2. #da4d0a
  3. #2fda0a
  4. #0a97da

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0348
  2. #780791
  3. #b50ada
  4. #d53bf6
  5. #e484f9

Shades

#b50ada mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b50ada
  2. #a309c4
  3. #9108ae
  4. #7f0799
  5. #6d0683
  6. #5b056d
  7. #480457
  8. #360341
  9. #24022c
  10. #120116
  11. #000000

Tints

#b50ada mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b50ada
  2. #bc23de
  3. #c43be1
  4. #cb54e5
  5. #d36ce9
  6. #da85ed
  7. #e19df0
  8. #e9b6f4
  9. #f0cef8
  10. #f8e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b50ada mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b50ada
  2. #b016d1
  3. #aa22c8
  4. #a52dbf
  5. #a039b6
  6. #9b45ad
  7. #9551a4
  8. #905d9b
  9. #8b6892
  10. #857489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f55a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1d71d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b44b80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a4edd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7959d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b43bac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b50ada {
  color: #b50ada;
}
Background
.bg-b50ada {
  background-color: #b50ada;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b50ada {
  border: 2px solid #b50ada;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b50ada;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 10 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 91% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b50ada {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b50ada, #da0a97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b50ada {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 10 218 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.55 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.25 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.12 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.45 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.18 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.96 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.15 #4af525 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b50ada  rgb(181, 10, 218)  hsl(289, 91%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#2fda0a  rgb(47, 218, 10)  hsl(109, 91%, 45%)  Lime Green
#dab50a  rgb(218, 181, 10)  hsl(49, 91%, 45%)  Metallic Gold
#0adab5  rgb(10, 218, 181)  hsl(169, 91%, 45%)  Caribbean Green