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#B60ADB

#b60adb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b60adb 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 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.89% cyan, 95.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 289.38°, with 91.27% saturation and 44.9% 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 4.72.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1528

Complementary

  1. #b60adb
  2. #2fdb0a

Split complementary

  1. #b60adb
  2. #97db0a
  3. #0adb4e

Analogous

  1. #4e0adb
  2. #b60adb
  3. #db0a97

Triadic

  1. #b60adb
  2. #dbb60a
  3. #0adbb6

Tetradic

  1. #b60adb
  2. #db0a2f
  3. #2fdb0a
  4. #0adbb6

Square

  1. #b60adb
  2. #db4e0a
  3. #2fdb0a
  4. #0a97db

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0349
  2. #790792
  3. #b60adb
  4. #d53bf6
  5. #e585f9

Shades

#b60adb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60adb
  2. #a409c5
  3. #9208af
  4. #7f0799
  5. #6d0683
  6. #5b056e
  7. #490458
  8. #370342
  9. #24022c
  10. #120116
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60adb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60adb
  2. #bd23df
  3. #c53be2
  4. #cc54e6
  5. #d36ce9
  6. #db85ed
  7. #e29df1
  8. #e9b6f4
  9. #f0cef8
  10. #f8e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60adb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60adb
  2. #b116d2
  3. #ab22c9
  4. #a62dc0
  5. #a039b7
  6. #9b45ae
  7. #9651a4
  8. #905d9b
  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 #0064e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e71d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b54b81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a4ede ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a5ad9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b53bac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b60adb {
  color: #b60adb;
}
Background
.bg-b60adb {
  background-color: #b60adb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60adb {
  border: 2px solid #b60adb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60adb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 10 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 91% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60adb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60adb, #db0a97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60adb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 10 219 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.72 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.05 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.13 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.65 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.31 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.03 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.20 #49f524 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b60adb  rgb(182, 10, 219)  hsl(289, 91%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#2fdb0a  rgb(47, 219, 10)  hsl(109, 91%, 45%)  Lime Green
#dbb60a  rgb(219, 182, 10)  hsl(49, 91%, 45%)  Metallic Gold
#0adbb6  rgb(10, 219, 182)  hsl(169, 91%, 45%)  Caribbean Green