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#B514BC

#b514bc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b514bc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.72% cyan, 89.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 297.5°, with 80.77% saturation and 40.78% 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 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.04.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1395

Complementary

  1. #b514bc
  2. #1bbc14

Split complementary

  1. #b514bc
  2. #6fbc14
  3. #14bc61

Analogous

  1. #6114bc
  2. #b514bc
  3. #bc146f

Triadic

  1. #b514bc
  2. #bcb514
  3. #14bcb5

Tetradic

  1. #b514bc
  2. #bc141b
  3. #1bbc14
  4. #14bcb5

Square

  1. #b514bc
  2. #bc6114
  3. #1bbc14
  4. #146fbc

Monochromatic

  1. #300532
  2. #720d77
  3. #b514bc
  4. #e233e9
  5. #ec78f1

Shades

#b514bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b514bc
  2. #a312a9
  3. #911096
  4. #7f0e84
  5. #6d0c71
  6. #5b0a5e
  7. #48084b
  8. #360638
  9. #240426
  10. #120213
  11. #000000

Tints

#b514bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b514bc
  2. #bc2cc3
  3. #c443c9
  4. #cb5bd0
  5. #d372d7
  6. #da8ade
  7. #e1a1e4
  8. #e9b9eb
  9. #f0d0f2
  10. #f8e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b514bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b514bc
  2. #b01fb6
  3. #aa2ab0
  4. #a534aa
  5. #a03fa4
  6. #9b4a9e
  7. #955598
  8. #906092
  9. #8b6a8c
  10. #857586
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e5391 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dc0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #466fb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba3c6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #724abe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8258ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b83094 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b514bc {
  color: #b514bc;
}
Background
.bg-b514bc {
  background-color: #b514bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b514bc {
  border: 2px solid #b514bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b514bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 20 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 81% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b514bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b514bc, #bc146f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b514bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 20 188 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.04 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.63 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.96 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.28 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.88 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.11 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.38 #4aeb43 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b514bc  rgb(181, 20, 188)  hsl(298, 81%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#1bbc14  rgb(27, 188, 20)  hsl(118, 81%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#bcb514  rgb(188, 181, 20)  hsl(58, 81%, 41%)  Old Gold
#14bcb5  rgb(20, 188, 181)  hsl(178, 81%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue