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#B608CA

#b608ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b608ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 3.14% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.9% cyan, 96.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 293.81°, with 92.38% saturation and 41.18% 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 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.04.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1438

Complementary

  1. #b608ca
  2. #1cca08

Split complementary

  1. #b608ca
  2. #7dca08
  3. #08ca55

Analogous

  1. #5508ca
  2. #b608ca
  3. #ca087d

Triadic

  1. #b608ca
  2. #cab608
  3. #08cab6

Tetradic

  1. #b608ca
  2. #ca081c
  3. #1cca08
  4. #08cab6

Square

  1. #b608ca
  2. #ca5508
  3. #1cca08
  4. #087dca

Monochromatic

  1. #310237
  2. #740580
  3. #b608ca
  4. #e128f6
  5. #eb72f9

Shades

#b608ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b608ca
  2. #a407b6
  3. #9206a2
  4. #7f068d
  5. #6d0579
  6. #5b0465
  7. #490351
  8. #37023d
  9. #240228
  10. #120114
  11. #000000

Tints

#b608ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b608ca
  2. #bd21cf
  3. #c539d5
  4. #cc52da
  5. #d36bdf
  6. #db84e5
  7. #e29cea
  8. #e9b5ef
  9. #f0cef4
  10. #f8e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b608ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b608ca
  2. #b114c3
  3. #ab20bb
  4. #a62cb4
  5. #a038ac
  6. #9b44a5
  7. #96509e
  8. #905c96
  9. #8b688f
  10. #857487
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f539a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3870c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b84177 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f4acd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f58c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7339f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b608ca {
  color: #b608ca;
}
Background
.bg-b608ca {
  background-color: #b608ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b608ca {
  border: 2px solid #b608ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b608ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 8 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 92% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b608ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b608ca, #ca087d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b608ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 8 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.04 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.89 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.39 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.19 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.33 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.48 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.71 #49f735 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b608ca  rgb(182, 8, 202)  hsl(294, 92%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#1cca08  rgb(28, 202, 8)  hsl(114, 92%, 41%)  Lime Green
#cab608  rgb(202, 182, 8)  hsl(54, 92%, 41%)  Old Gold
#08cab6  rgb(8, 202, 182)  hsl(174, 92%, 41%)  Turquoise