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#B60BC4

#b60bc4 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b60bc4 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 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.14% cyan, 94.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 295.46°, with 89.37% saturation and 40.59% 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 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.45.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1417

Complementary

  1. #b60bc4
  2. #19c40b

Split complementary

  1. #b60bc4
  2. #76c40b
  3. #0bc45a

Analogous

  1. #5a0bc4
  2. #b60bc4
  3. #c40b76

Triadic

  1. #b60bc4
  2. #c4b60b
  3. #0bc4b6

Tetradic

  1. #b60bc4
  2. #c40b19
  3. #19c40b
  4. #0bc4b6

Square

  1. #b60bc4
  2. #c45a0b
  3. #19c40b
  4. #0b76c4

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0333
  2. #73077c
  3. #b60bc4
  4. #e429f3
  5. #ed71f7

Shades

#b60bc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60bc4
  2. #a40ab0
  3. #92099d
  4. #7f0889
  5. #6d0776
  6. #5b0662
  7. #49044e
  8. #37033b
  9. #240227
  10. #120114
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60bc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60bc4
  2. #bd23ca
  3. #c53cd0
  4. #cc54d6
  5. #d36ddc
  6. #db85e2
  7. #e29de7
  8. #e9b6ed
  9. #f0cef3
  10. #f8e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60bc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60bc4
  2. #b117bd
  3. #ab22b6
  4. #a62eb0
  5. #a03aa9
  6. #9b46a2
  7. #96519b
  8. #905d94
  9. #8b698e
  10. #857487
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e5396 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ec8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e6fc0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba3e73 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #714ac7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8058c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8309a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b60bc4 {
  color: #b60bc4;
}
Background
.bg-b60bc4 {
  background-color: #b60bc4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60bc4 {
  border: 2px solid #b60bc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60bc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 11 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 89% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60bc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60bc4, #c40b76);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60bc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 11 196 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.45 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.29 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.07 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.20 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.02 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.08 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.19 #49f43b Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b60bc4  rgb(182, 11, 196)  hsl(295, 89%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#19c40b  rgb(25, 196, 11)  hsl(115, 89%, 41%)  Lime Green
#c4b60b  rgb(196, 182, 11)  hsl(55, 89%, 41%)  Old Gold
#0bc4b6  rgb(11, 196, 182)  hsl(175, 89%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue