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#B51ECB

#b51ecb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b51ecb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 11.76% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.84% cyan, 85.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 292.37°, with 74.25% saturation and 45.69% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.85.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1506

Complementary

  1. #b51ecb
  2. #34cb1e

Split complementary

  1. #b51ecb
  2. #8bcb1e
  3. #1ecb5f

Analogous

  1. #5f1ecb
  2. #b51ecb
  3. #cb1e8b

Triadic

  1. #b51ecb
  2. #cbb51e
  3. #1ecbb5

Tetradic

  1. #b51ecb
  2. #cb1e34
  3. #34cb1e
  4. #1ecbb5

Square

  1. #b51ecb
  2. #cb5f1e
  3. #34cb1e
  4. #1e8bcb

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0a46
  2. #7a1488
  3. #b51ecb
  4. #d250e5
  5. #e393ef

Shades

#b51ecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b51ecb
  2. #a31bb7
  3. #9118a2
  4. #7f158e
  5. #6d127a
  6. #5b0f66
  7. #480c51
  8. #36093d
  9. #240629
  10. #120314
  11. #000000

Tints

#b51ecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b51ecb
  2. #bc35d0
  3. #c44bd5
  4. #cb62db
  5. #d378e0
  6. #da8fe5
  7. #e1a5ea
  8. #e9bcef
  9. #f0d2f5
  10. #f8e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b51ecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b51ecb
  2. #b028c4
  3. #aa32bc
  4. #a53bb5
  5. #a045ad
  6. #9b4fa6
  7. #95599e
  8. #906397
  9. #8b6c8f
  10. #857688
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f579b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c71c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b74879 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #704fce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f5bc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b63ba1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b51ecb {
  color: #b51ecb;
}
Background
.bg-b51ecb {
  background-color: #b51ecb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b51ecb {
  border: 2px solid #b51ecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b51ecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 30 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 74% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b51ecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b51ecb, #cb1e8b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b51ecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 30 203 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.85 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.92 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.39 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.61 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.16 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.48 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.87 #4ae134 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b51ecb  rgb(181, 30, 203)  hsl(292, 74%, 46%)  Dark Orchid
#34cb1e  rgb(52, 203, 30)  hsl(112, 74%, 46%)  Lime Green
#cbb51e  rgb(203, 181, 30)  hsl(52, 74%, 46%)  Old Gold
#1ecbb5  rgb(30, 203, 181)  hsl(172, 74%, 46%)  Turquoise