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#B60BC3

#b60bc3 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b60bc3 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 4.31% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.67% cyan, 94.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 295.76°, with 89.32% saturation and 40.39% 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.53.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1412

Complementary

  1. #b60bc3
  2. #18c30b

Split complementary

  1. #b60bc3
  2. #74c30b
  3. #0bc35a

Analogous

  1. #5a0bc3
  2. #b60bc3
  3. #c30b74

Triadic

  1. #b60bc3
  2. #c3b60b
  3. #0bc3b6

Tetradic

  1. #b60bc3
  2. #c30b18
  3. #18c30b
  4. #0bc3b6

Square

  1. #b60bc3
  2. #c35a0b
  3. #18c30b
  4. #0b74c3

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0332
  2. #72077b
  3. #b60bc3
  4. #e428f3
  5. #ed70f7

Shades

#b60bc3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60bc3
  2. #a40ab0
  3. #92099c
  4. #7f0889
  5. #6d0775
  6. #5b0662
  7. #49044e
  8. #37033b
  9. #240227
  10. #120114
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60bc3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60bc3
  2. #bd23c9
  3. #c53ccf
  4. #cc54d5
  5. #d36ddb
  6. #db85e1
  7. #e29de7
  8. #e9b6ed
  9. #f0cef3
  10. #f8e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60bc3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60bc3
  2. #b117bc
  3. #ab22b6
  4. #a62eaf
  5. #a03aa8
  6. #9b46a2
  7. #96519b
  8. #905d94
  9. #8b698d
  10. #857487
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e5396 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dc7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f6fbf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba3d73 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7149c6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8058c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b83099 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b60bc3 {
  color: #b60bc3;
}
Background
.bg-b60bc3 {
  background-color: #b60bc3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60bc3 {
  border: 2px solid #b60bc3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60bc3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 11 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 89% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60bc3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60bc3, #c30b74);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60bc3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 11 195 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.53 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.36 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.04 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.35 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.16 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.19 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.25 #49f43c Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b60bc3  rgb(182, 11, 195)  hsl(296, 89%, 40%)  Dark Orchid
#18c30b  rgb(24, 195, 11)  hsl(116, 89%, 40%)  Lime Green
#c3b60b  rgb(195, 182, 11)  hsl(56, 89%, 40%)  Old Gold
#0bc3b6  rgb(11, 195, 182)  hsl(176, 89%, 40%)  Tiffany Blue