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#B50CD6

#b50cd6 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b50cd6 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 4.71% green and 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.42% cyan, 94.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 290.2°, with 89.38% saturation and 44.31% 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.52.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1494

Complementary

  1. #b50cd6
  2. #2dd60c

Split complementary

  1. #b50cd6
  2. #92d60c
  3. #0cd650

Analogous

  1. #500cd6
  2. #b50cd6
  3. #d60c92

Triadic

  1. #b50cd6
  2. #d6b50c
  3. #0cd6b5

Tetradic

  1. #b50cd6
  2. #d60c2d
  3. #2dd60c
  4. #0cd6b5

Square

  1. #b50cd6
  2. #d6500c
  3. #2dd60c
  4. #0c92d6

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0445
  2. #78088e
  3. #b50cd6
  4. #d63bf4
  5. #e583f8

Shades

#b50cd6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b50cd6
  2. #a30bc1
  3. #910aab
  4. #7f0896
  5. #6d0780
  6. #5b066b
  7. #480556
  8. #360440
  9. #24022b
  10. #120115
  11. #000000

Tints

#b50cd6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b50cd6
  2. #bc24da
  3. #c43dde
  4. #cb55e2
  5. #d36de6
  6. #da86eb
  7. #e19eef
  8. #e9b6f3
  9. #f0cef7
  10. #f8e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b50cd6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b50cd6
  2. #b018cd
  3. #aa23c5
  4. #a52fbc
  5. #a03ab4
  6. #9b46ab
  7. #9552a2
  8. #905d9a
  9. #8b6991
  10. #857489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f55a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062db ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2671d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5497e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b4dd9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b59d4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b539a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b50cd6 {
  color: #b50cd6;
}
Background
.bg-b50cd6 {
  background-color: #b50cd6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b50cd6 {
  border: 2px solid #b50cd6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b50cd6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 12 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 89% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b50cd6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b50cd6, #d60c92);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b50cd6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 12 214 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.52 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.74 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.47 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.59 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.42 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.35 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.86 #4af329 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b50cd6  rgb(181, 12, 214)  hsl(290, 89%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#2dd60c  rgb(45, 214, 12)  hsl(110, 89%, 44%)  Lime Green
#d6b50c  rgb(214, 181, 12)  hsl(50, 89%, 44%)  Old Gold
#0cd6b5  rgb(12, 214, 181)  hsl(170, 89%, 44%)  Medium Aquamarine