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#B514B5

#b514b5 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b514b5 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 7.84% green and 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 80.1% saturation and 39.41% 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 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.86.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1366

Complementary

  1. #b514b5
  2. #14b514

Split complementary

  1. #b514b5
  2. #64b514
  3. #14b564

Analogous

  1. #6414b5
  2. #b514b5
  3. #b51464

Triadic

  1. #b514b5
  2. #b5b514
  3. #14b5b5

Tetradic

  1. #b514b5
  2. #b51414
  3. #14b514
  4. #14b5b5

Square

  1. #b514b5
  2. #b56414
  3. #14b514
  4. #1464b5

Monochromatic

  1. #2b052b
  2. #700c70
  3. #b514b5
  4. #e82ee8
  5. #ef73ef

Shades

#b514b5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b514b5
  2. #a312a3
  3. #911091
  4. #7f0e7f
  5. #6d0c6d
  6. #5b0a5b
  7. #480848
  8. #360636
  9. #240424
  10. #120212
  11. #000000

Tints

#b514b5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b514b5
  2. #bc2cbc
  3. #c443c4
  4. #cb5bcb
  5. #d372d3
  6. #da8ada
  7. #e1a1e1
  8. #e9b9e9
  9. #f0d0f0
  10. #f8e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b514b5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b514b5
  2. #b01fb0
  3. #aa2aaa
  4. #a534a5
  5. #a03fa0
  6. #9b4a9b
  7. #955595
  8. #906090
  9. #8b6a8b
  10. #857585
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d528d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bb9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b6eb2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb376b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7448b7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8357b3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b92d8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b514b5 {
  color: #b514b5;
}
Background
.bg-b514b5 {
  background-color: #b514b5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b514b5 {
  border: 2px solid #b514b5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b514b5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 20 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 80% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b514b5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b514b5, #b51464);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b514b5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 20 181 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.86 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.67 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.66 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.98 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.34 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 10.71 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.75 #4aeb4a Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b514b5  rgb(181, 20, 181)  hsl(300, 80%, 39%)  Dark Orchid
#14b514  rgb(20, 181, 20)  hsl(120, 80%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#b5b514  rgb(181, 181, 20)  hsl(60, 80%, 39%)  Brass
#14b5b5  rgb(20, 181, 181)  hsl(180, 80%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue