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#B60AD2

#b60ad2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b60ad2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 3.92% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.33% cyan, 95.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 291.6°, with 90.91% saturation and 43.14% 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.71.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1482

Complementary

  1. #b60ad2
  2. #26d20a

Split complementary

  1. #b60ad2
  2. #8ad20a
  3. #0ad252

Analogous

  1. #520ad2
  2. #b60ad2
  3. #d20a8a

Triadic

  1. #b60ad2
  2. #d2b60a
  3. #0ad2b6

Tetradic

  1. #b60ad2
  2. #d20a26
  3. #26d20a
  4. #0ad2b6

Square

  1. #b60ad2
  2. #d2520a
  3. #26d20a
  4. #0a8ad2

Monochromatic

  1. #370340
  2. #770789
  3. #b60ad2
  4. #da33f5
  5. #e77cf9

Shades

#b60ad2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60ad2
  2. #a409bd
  3. #9208a8
  4. #7f0793
  5. #6d067e
  6. #5b0569
  7. #490454
  8. #37033f
  9. #24022a
  10. #120115
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60ad2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60ad2
  2. #bd23d7
  3. #c53bdb
  4. #cc54e0
  5. #d36ce4
  6. #db85e9
  7. #e29ded
  8. #e9b6f2
  9. #f0cef6
  10. #f8e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60ad2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60ad2
  2. #b116ca
  3. #ab22c2
  4. #a62db9
  5. #a039b1
  6. #9b45a9
  7. #9651a1
  8. #905d99
  9. #8b6890
  10. #857488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f559f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e71ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7467c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d4cd5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d59d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b637a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b60ad2 {
  color: #b60ad2;
}
Background
.bg-b60ad2 {
  background-color: #b60ad2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60ad2 {
  border: 2px solid #b60ad2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60ad2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 10 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 91% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60ad2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60ad2, #d20a8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60ad2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 10 210 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.71 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.25 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.67 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.18 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.84 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.66 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.87 #49f52d Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b60ad2  rgb(182, 10, 210)  hsl(292, 91%, 43%)  Dark Orchid
#26d20a  rgb(38, 210, 10)  hsl(112, 91%, 43%)  Lime Green
#d2b60a  rgb(210, 182, 10)  hsl(52, 91%, 43%)  Old Gold
#0ad2b6  rgb(10, 210, 182)  hsl(172, 91%, 43%)  Turquoise