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#B60ABB

#b60abb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b60abb is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 3.92% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.67% cyan, 94.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 298.31°, with 89.85% saturation and 38.63% 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 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.32.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1375

Complementary

  1. #b60abb
  2. #0fbb0a

Split complementary

  1. #b60abb
  2. #67bb0a
  3. #0abb5e

Analogous

  1. #5e0abb
  2. #b60abb
  3. #bb0a67

Triadic

  1. #b60abb
  2. #bbb60a
  3. #0abbb6

Tetradic

  1. #b60abb
  2. #bb0a0f
  3. #0fbb0a
  4. #0abbb6

Square

  1. #b60abb
  2. #bb5e0a
  3. #0fbb0a
  4. #0a67bb

Monochromatic

  1. #29022a
  2. #6f0672
  3. #b60abb
  4. #ed1ff3
  5. #f367f7

Shades

#b60abb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60abb
  2. #a409a8
  3. #920896
  4. #7f0783
  5. #6d0670
  6. #5b055e
  7. #49044b
  8. #370338
  9. #240225
  10. #120113
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60abb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60abb
  2. #bd23c2
  3. #c53bc9
  4. #cc54cf
  5. #d36cd6
  6. #db85dd
  7. #e29de4
  8. #e9b6eb
  9. #f0cef1
  10. #f8e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60abb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60abb
  2. #b116b5
  3. #ab22af
  4. #a62da9
  5. #a039a3
  6. #9b459e
  7. #965198
  8. #905d92
  9. #8b688c
  10. #857486
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e5291 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #466eb7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb386e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7348bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8257b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b92c93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b60abb {
  color: #b60abb;
}
Background
.bg-b60abb {
  background-color: #b60abb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60abb {
  border: 2px solid #b60abb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60abb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 10 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 90% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60abb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60abb, #bb0a67);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60abb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 10 187 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.32 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.98 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.01 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.53 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.08 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.29 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.36 #49f544 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b60abb  rgb(182, 10, 187)  hsl(298, 90%, 39%)  Dark Orchid
#0fbb0a  rgb(15, 187, 10)  hsl(118, 90%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#bbb60a  rgb(187, 182, 10)  hsl(58, 90%, 39%)  Old Gold
#0abbb6  rgb(10, 187, 182)  hsl(178, 90%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue