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#B511DD

#b511dd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b511dd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 6.67% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.1% cyan, 92.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 288.24°, with 85.71% saturation and 46.67% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.64.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1545

Complementary

  1. #b511dd
  2. #39dd11

Split complementary

  1. #b511dd
  2. #9fdd11
  3. #11dd4f

Analogous

  1. #4f11dd
  2. #b511dd
  3. #dd119f

Triadic

  1. #b511dd
  2. #ddb511
  3. #11ddb5

Tetradic

  1. #b511dd
  2. #dd1139
  3. #39dd11
  4. #11ddb5

Square

  1. #b511dd
  2. #dd4f11
  3. #39dd11
  4. #119fdd

Monochromatic

  1. #41064f
  2. #7b0c96
  3. #b511dd
  4. #d049f1
  5. #e391f6

Shades

#b511dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b511dd
  2. #a30fc7
  3. #910eb1
  4. #7f0c9b
  5. #6d0a85
  6. #5b096f
  7. #480758
  8. #360542
  9. #24032c
  10. #120216
  11. #000000

Tints

#b511dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b511dd
  2. #bc29e0
  3. #c441e4
  4. #cb58e7
  5. #d370eb
  6. #da88ee
  7. #e1a0f1
  8. #e9b8f5
  9. #f0cff8
  10. #f8e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b511dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b511dd
  2. #b01cd4
  3. #aa27ca
  4. #a532c1
  5. #a03db8
  6. #9b49af
  7. #9554a5
  8. #905f9c
  9. #8b6a93
  10. #857589
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9057a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1972d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b34e83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6950e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #795adb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b43eae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b511dd {
  color: #b511dd;
}
Background
.bg-b511dd {
  background-color: #b511dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b511dd {
  border: 2px solid #b511dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b511dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 17 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 86% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b511dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b511dd, #dd119f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b511dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 17 221 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.64 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.73 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.85 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.69 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.11 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.81 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.21 #4aee22 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b511dd  rgb(181, 17, 221)  hsl(288, 86%, 47%)  Dark Orchid
#39dd11  rgb(57, 221, 17)  hsl(108, 86%, 47%)  Lime Green
#ddb511  rgb(221, 181, 17)  hsl(48, 86%, 47%)  Metallic Gold
#11ddb5  rgb(17, 221, 181)  hsl(168, 86%, 47%)  Caribbean Green