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#B514B9

#b514b9 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b514b9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 7.84% green and 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.16% cyan, 89.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 298.55°, with 80.49% 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 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.38.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1383

Complementary

  1. #b514b9
  2. #18b914

Split complementary

  1. #b514b9
  2. #6ab914
  3. #14b963

Analogous

  1. #6314b9
  2. #b514b9
  3. #b9146a

Triadic

  1. #b514b9
  2. #b9b514
  3. #14b9b5

Tetradic

  1. #b514b9
  2. #b91418
  3. #18b914
  4. #14b9b5

Square

  1. #b514b9
  2. #b96314
  3. #18b914
  4. #146ab9

Monochromatic

  1. #2e052f
  2. #710d74
  3. #b514b9
  4. #e431e9
  5. #ed76f0

Shades

#b514b9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b514b9
  2. #a312a7
  3. #911094
  4. #7f0e82
  5. #6d0c6f
  6. #5b0a5d
  7. #48084a
  8. #360638
  9. #240425
  10. #120213
  11. #000000

Tints

#b514b9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b514b9
  2. #bc2cc0
  3. #c443c7
  4. #cb5bce
  5. #d372d5
  6. #da8adc
  7. #e1a1e3
  8. #e9b9ea
  9. #f0d0f1
  10. #f8e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b514b9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b514b9
  2. #b01fb3
  3. #aa2aae
  4. #a534a8
  5. #a03fa2
  6. #9b4a9d
  7. #955597
  8. #906091
  9. #8b6a8b
  10. #857586
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d5390 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #486eb5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba3a6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7349bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8258b7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b82f92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b514b9 {
  color: #b514b9;
}
Background
.bg-b514b9 {
  background-color: #b514b9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b514b9 {
  border: 2px solid #b514b9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b514b9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 20 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 80% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b514b9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b514b9, #b9146a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b514b9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 20 185 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.38 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.62 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.25 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.73 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.24 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.31 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.55 #4aeb46 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b514b9  rgb(181, 20, 185)  hsl(299, 80%, 40%)  Dark Orchid
#18b914  rgb(24, 185, 20)  hsl(119, 80%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#b9b514  rgb(185, 181, 20)  hsl(59, 80%, 40%)  Old Gold
#14b9b5  rgb(20, 185, 181)  hsl(179, 80%, 40%)  Tiffany Blue