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#B520C6

#b520c6 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b520c6 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 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.59% cyan, 83.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 293.86°, with 72.17% saturation and 45.1% 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.17.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1493

Complementary

  1. #b520c6
  2. #31c620

Split complementary

  1. #b520c6
  2. #84c620
  3. #20c662

Analogous

  1. #6220c6
  2. #b520c6
  3. #c62084

Triadic

  1. #b520c6
  2. #c6b520
  3. #20c6b5

Tetradic

  1. #b520c6
  2. #c62031
  3. #31c620
  4. #20c6b5

Square

  1. #b520c6
  2. #c66220
  3. #31c620
  4. #2084c6

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0b42
  2. #791584
  3. #b520c6
  4. #d450e3
  5. #e492ed

Shades

#b520c6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b520c6
  2. #a31db2
  3. #911a9e
  4. #7f168b
  5. #6d1377
  6. #5b1063
  7. #480d4f
  8. #360a3b
  9. #240628
  10. #120314
  11. #000000

Tints

#b520c6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b520c6
  2. #bc36cc
  3. #c44dd1
  4. #cb63d7
  5. #d379dd
  6. #da90e3
  7. #e1a6e8
  8. #e9bcee
  9. #f0d2f4
  10. #f8e9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b520c6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b520c6
  2. #b02abf
  3. #aa33b8
  4. #a53db1
  5. #a046aa
  6. #9b50a3
  7. #955a9c
  8. #906395
  9. #8b6d8e
  10. #857687
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f5798 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4171c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b84677 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #724fc9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #805bc4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b73a9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b520c6 {
  color: #b520c6;
}
Background
.bg-b520c6 {
  background-color: #b520c6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b520c6 {
  border: 2px solid #b520c6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b520c6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 32 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 72% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b520c6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b520c6, #c62084);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b520c6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 32 198 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.17 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.28 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.61 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.74 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.86 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.93 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.98 #4adf39 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b520c6  rgb(181, 32, 198)  hsl(294, 72%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#31c620  rgb(49, 198, 32)  hsl(114, 72%, 45%)  Lime Green
#c6b520  rgb(198, 181, 32)  hsl(54, 72%, 45%)  Old Gold
#20c6b5  rgb(32, 198, 181)  hsl(174, 72%, 45%)  Tiffany Blue