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#B511BA

#b511ba ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b511ba is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 6.67% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.69% cyan, 90.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 298.22°, with 83.25% saturation and 39.8% 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 5.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.27.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1377

Complementary

  1. #b511ba
  2. #16ba11

Split complementary

  1. #b511ba
  2. #6bba11
  3. #11ba60

Analogous

  1. #6011ba
  2. #b511ba
  3. #ba116b

Triadic

  1. #b511ba
  2. #bab511
  3. #11bab5

Tetradic

  1. #b511ba
  2. #ba1116
  3. #16ba11
  4. #11bab5

Square

  1. #b511ba
  2. #ba6011
  3. #16ba11
  4. #116bba

Monochromatic

  1. #2d042e
  2. #710b74
  3. #b511ba
  4. #e62cec
  5. #ee72f2

Shades

#b511ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b511ba
  2. #a30fa7
  3. #910e95
  4. #7f0c82
  5. #6d0a70
  6. #5b095d
  7. #48074a
  8. #360538
  9. #240325
  10. #120213
  11. #000000

Tints

#b511ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b511ba
  2. #bc29c1
  3. #c441c8
  4. #cb58cf
  5. #d370d6
  6. #da88dd
  7. #e1a0e3
  8. #e9b8ea
  9. #f0cff1
  10. #f8e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b511ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b511ba
  2. #b01cb4
  3. #aa27ae
  4. #a532a9
  5. #a03da3
  6. #9b499d
  7. #955497
  8. #905f91
  9. #8b6a8c
  10. #857586
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d5290 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #476eb6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba396e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7349bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8257b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b82e92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b511ba {
  color: #b511ba;
}
Background
.bg-b511ba {
  background-color: #b511ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b511ba {
  border: 2px solid #b511ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b511ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 17 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 83% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b511ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b511ba, #ba116b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b511ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 17 186 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.27 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.75 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.07 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.62 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.10 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.30 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.38 #4aee45 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b511ba  rgb(181, 17, 186)  hsl(298, 83%, 40%)  Dark Orchid
#16ba11  rgb(22, 186, 17)  hsl(118, 83%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#bab511  rgb(186, 181, 17)  hsl(58, 83%, 40%)  Old Gold
#11bab5  rgb(17, 186, 181)  hsl(178, 83%, 40%)  Tiffany Blue