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#B60BB4

#b60bb4 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b60bb4 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 4.31% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.96% magenta, 1.1% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 300.7°, with 88.6% saturation and 37.84% 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 5.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 7.14.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1348

Complementary

  1. #b60bb4
  2. #0bb60d

Split complementary

  1. #b60bb4
  2. #5eb60b
  3. #0bb662

Analogous

  1. #620bb6
  2. #b60bb4
  3. #b60b5e

Triadic

  1. #b60bb4
  2. #b4b60b
  3. #0bb4b6

Tetradic

  1. #b60bb4
  2. #b60d0b
  3. #0bb60d
  4. #0bb4b6

Square

  1. #b60bb4
  2. #b6620b
  3. #0bb60d
  4. #0b5eb6

Monochromatic

  1. #260225
  2. #6e076d
  3. #b60bb4
  4. #f11cef
  5. #f664f4

Shades

#b60bb4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60bb4
  2. #a40aa2
  3. #920990
  4. #7f087e
  5. #6d076c
  6. #5b065a
  7. #490448
  8. #370336
  9. #240224
  10. #120112
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60bb4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60bb4
  2. #bd23bc
  3. #c53cc3
  4. #cc54cb
  5. #d36dd2
  6. #db85da
  7. #e29de1
  8. #e9b6e9
  9. #f0cef0
  10. #f8e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60bb4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60bb4
  2. #b117af
  3. #ab22aa
  4. #a62ea4
  5. #a03a9f
  6. #9b469a
  7. #965195
  8. #905d90
  9. #8b698a
  10. #857485
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d518c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ab8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b6eb0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc346a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7447b6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8457b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba288e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b60bb4 {
  color: #b60bb4;
}
Background
.bg-b60bb4 {
  background-color: #b60bb4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60bb4 {
  border: 2px solid #b60bb4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60bb4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 11 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 301 89% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60bb4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60bb4, #b60b5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60bb4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 11 180 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.14 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.02 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.75 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.81 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 10.55 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.57 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 10.70 #49f44b Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b60bb4  rgb(182, 11, 180)  hsl(301, 89%, 38%)  Dark Orchid
#0bb60d  rgb(11, 182, 13)  hsl(121, 89%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#b4b60b  rgb(180, 182, 11)  hsl(61, 89%, 38%)  Brass
#0bb4b6  rgb(11, 180, 182)  hsl(181, 89%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue