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#B510BD

#b510bd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b510bd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 6.27% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.23% cyan, 91.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 297.23°, with 84.39% 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 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.95.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1387

Complementary

  1. #b510bd
  2. #18bd10

Split complementary

  1. #b510bd
  2. #6ebd10
  3. #10bd5f

Analogous

  1. #5f10bd
  2. #b510bd
  3. #bd106e

Triadic

  1. #b510bd
  2. #bdb510
  3. #10bdb5

Tetradic

  1. #b510bd
  2. #bd1018
  3. #18bd10
  4. #10bdb5

Square

  1. #b510bd
  2. #bd5f10
  3. #18bd10
  4. #106ebd

Monochromatic

  1. #2e0430
  2. #710a76
  3. #b510bd
  4. #e42ced
  5. #ed73f3

Shades

#b510bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b510bd
  2. #a30eaa
  3. #910d97
  4. #7f0b84
  5. #6d0a71
  6. #5b085f
  7. #48064c
  8. #360539
  9. #240326
  10. #120213
  11. #000000

Tints

#b510bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b510bd
  2. #bc28c4
  3. #c440ca
  4. #cb58d1
  5. #d370d7
  6. #da88de
  7. #e19fe5
  8. #e9b7eb
  9. #f0cff2
  10. #f8e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b510bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b510bd
  2. #b01bb7
  3. #aa26b1
  4. #a532ab
  5. #a03da5
  6. #9b489f
  7. #955398
  8. #905e92
  9. #8b6a8c
  10. #857586
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d5292 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cc1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #446eb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba3b6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7249bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8157bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b82f95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b510bd {
  color: #b510bd;
}
Background
.bg-b510bd {
  background-color: #b510bd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b510bd {
  border: 2px solid #b510bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b510bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 16 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 84% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b510bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b510bd, #bd106e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b510bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 16 189 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.95 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.76 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.79 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.19 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.73 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.94 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.52 #4aef42 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b510bd  rgb(181, 16, 189)  hsl(297, 84%, 40%)  Dark Orchid
#18bd10  rgb(24, 189, 16)  hsl(117, 84%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#bdb510  rgb(189, 181, 16)  hsl(57, 84%, 40%)  Old Gold
#10bdb5  rgb(16, 189, 181)  hsl(177, 84%, 40%)  Tiffany Blue