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#B520CB

#b520cb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b520cb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.84% cyan, 84.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 292.28°, with 72.77% saturation and 46.08% 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 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.87.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1517

Complementary

  1. #b520cb
  2. #36cb20

Split complementary

  1. #b520cb
  2. #8ccb20
  3. #20cb60

Analogous

  1. #6020cb
  2. #b520cb
  3. #cb208c

Triadic

  1. #b520cb
  2. #cbb520
  3. #20cbb5

Tetradic

  1. #b520cb
  2. #cb2036
  3. #36cb20
  4. #20cbb5

Square

  1. #b520cb
  2. #cb6020
  3. #36cb20
  4. #208ccb

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0b47
  2. #7a1689
  3. #b520cb
  4. #d154e4
  5. #e396ee

Shades

#b520cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b520cb
  2. #a31db7
  3. #911aa2
  4. #7f168e
  5. #6d137a
  6. #5b1066
  7. #480d51
  8. #360a3d
  9. #240629
  10. #120314
  11. #000000

Tints

#b520cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b520cb
  2. #bc36d0
  3. #c44dd5
  4. #cb63db
  5. #d379e0
  6. #da90e5
  7. #e1a6ea
  8. #e9bcef
  9. #f0d2f5
  10. #f8e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b520cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b520cb
  2. #b02ac4
  3. #aa33bc
  4. #a53db5
  5. #a046ad
  6. #9b50a6
  7. #955a9e
  8. #906397
  9. #8b6d8f
  10. #857688
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f589b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d72c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7487a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7050ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f5cc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b63ca1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b520cb {
  color: #b520cb;
}
Background
.bg-b520cb {
  background-color: #b520cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b520cb {
  border: 2px solid #b520cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b520cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 32 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 73% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b520cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b520cb, #cb208c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b520cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 32 203 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.87 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.88 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.50 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.52 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.21 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.52 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.70 #4adf34 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b520cb  rgb(181, 32, 203)  hsl(292, 73%, 46%)  Dark Orchid
#36cb20  rgb(54, 203, 32)  hsl(112, 73%, 46%)  Lime Green
#cbb520  rgb(203, 181, 32)  hsl(52, 73%, 46%)  Old Gold
#20cbb5  rgb(32, 203, 181)  hsl(172, 73%, 46%)  Turquoise