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#B608DC

#b608dc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b608dc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.27% cyan, 96.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 289.25°, with 92.98% saturation and 44.71% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.74.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1529

Complementary

  1. #b608dc
  2. #2edc08

Split complementary

  1. #b608dc
  2. #98dc08
  3. #08dc4c

Analogous

  1. #4c08dc
  2. #b608dc
  3. #dc0898

Triadic

  1. #b608dc
  2. #dcb608
  3. #08dcb6

Tetradic

  1. #b608dc
  2. #dc082e
  3. #2edc08
  4. #08dcb6

Square

  1. #b608dc
  2. #dc4c08
  3. #2edc08
  4. #0898dc

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0348
  2. #790592
  3. #b608dc
  4. #d639f8
  5. #e583fa

Shades

#b608dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b608dc
  2. #a407c6
  3. #9206b0
  4. #7f069a
  5. #6d0584
  6. #5b046e
  7. #490358
  8. #370242
  9. #24022c
  10. #120116
  11. #000000

Tints

#b608dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b608dc
  2. #bd21e0
  3. #c539e3
  4. #cc52e7
  5. #d36bea
  6. #db84ee
  7. #e29cf1
  8. #e9b5f5
  9. #f0cef8
  10. #f8e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b608dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b608dc
  2. #b114d3
  3. #ab20ca
  4. #a62cc0
  5. #a038b7
  6. #9b44ae
  7. #9650a5
  8. #905c9c
  9. #8b6892
  10. #857489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9056a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1b71d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b44b82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a4edf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a59da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b53bad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b608dc {
  color: #b608dc;
}
Background
.bg-b608dc {
  background-color: #b608dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b608dc {
  border: 2px solid #b608dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b608dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 8 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b608dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b608dc, #dc0898);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b608dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 8 220 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.74 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.95 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.01 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.63 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.24 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.93 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.31 #49f723 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b608dc  rgb(182, 8, 220)  hsl(289, 93%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#2edc08  rgb(46, 220, 8)  hsl(109, 93%, 45%)  Lime Green
#dcb608  rgb(220, 182, 8)  hsl(49, 93%, 45%)  Metallic Gold
#08dcb6  rgb(8, 220, 182)  hsl(169, 93%, 45%)  Caribbean Green