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#B520BD

#b520bd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b520bd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 12.55% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.23% cyan, 83.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 296.94°, with 71.04% saturation and 43.33% 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 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.97.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1453

Complementary

  1. #b520bd
  2. #28bd20

Split complementary

  1. #b520bd
  2. #76bd20
  3. #20bd66

Analogous

  1. #6620bd
  2. #b520bd
  3. #bd2076

Triadic

  1. #b520bd
  2. #bdb520
  3. #20bdb5

Tetradic

  1. #b520bd
  2. #bd2028
  3. #28bd20
  4. #20bdb5

Square

  1. #b520bd
  2. #bd6620
  3. #28bd20
  4. #2076bd

Monochromatic

  1. #380a3a
  2. #76157c
  3. #b520bd
  4. #d949e0
  5. #e68beb

Shades

#b520bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b520bd
  2. #a31daa
  3. #911a97
  4. #7f1684
  5. #6d1371
  6. #5b105f
  7. #480d4c
  8. #360a39
  9. #240626
  10. #120313
  11. #000000

Tints

#b520bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b520bd
  2. #bc36c4
  3. #c44dca
  4. #cb63d1
  5. #d379d7
  6. #da90de
  7. #e1a6e5
  8. #e9bceb
  9. #f0d2f2
  10. #f8e9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b520bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b520bd
  2. #b02ab7
  3. #aa33b1
  4. #a53dab
  5. #a046a5
  6. #9b509f
  7. #955a98
  8. #906392
  9. #8b6d8c
  10. #857686
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e5693 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fc1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4970ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b94172 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #744dbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #825bbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b83696 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b520bd {
  color: #b520bd;
}
Background
.bg-b520bd {
  background-color: #b520bd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b520bd {
  border: 2px solid #b520bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b520bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 32 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 71% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b520bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b520bd, #bd2076);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b520bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 32 189 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.97 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.02 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.36 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.96 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.48 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.94 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.12 #4adf42 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b520bd  rgb(181, 32, 189)  hsl(297, 71%, 43%)  Dark Orchid
#28bd20  rgb(40, 189, 32)  hsl(117, 71%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#bdb520  rgb(189, 181, 32)  hsl(57, 71%, 43%)  Old Gold
#20bdb5  rgb(32, 189, 181)  hsl(177, 71%, 43%)  Tiffany Blue