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#B60BC6

#b60bc6 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b60bc6 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 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.08% cyan, 94.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 294.87°, with 89.47% saturation and 40.98% 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 5.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.3.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1426

Complementary

  1. #b60bc6
  2. #1bc60b

Split complementary

  1. #b60bc6
  2. #78c60b
  3. #0bc659

Analogous

  1. #590bc6
  2. #b60bc6
  3. #c60b78

Triadic

  1. #b60bc6
  2. #c6b60b
  3. #0bc6b6

Tetradic

  1. #b60bc6
  2. #c60b1b
  3. #1bc60b
  4. #0bc6b6

Square

  1. #b60bc6
  2. #c6590b
  3. #1bc60b
  4. #0b78c6

Monochromatic

  1. #310335
  2. #73077e
  3. #b60bc6
  4. #e22af3
  5. #ec73f7

Shades

#b60bc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60bc6
  2. #a40ab2
  3. #92099e
  4. #7f088b
  5. #6d0777
  6. #5b0663
  7. #49044f
  8. #37033b
  9. #240228
  10. #120114
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60bc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60bc6
  2. #bd23cc
  3. #c53cd1
  4. #cc54d7
  5. #d36ddd
  6. #db85e3
  7. #e29de8
  8. #e9b6ee
  9. #f0cef4
  10. #f8e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60bc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60bc6
  2. #b117bf
  3. #ab22b8
  4. #a62eb1
  5. #a03aaa
  6. #9b46a3
  7. #96519c
  8. #905d95
  9. #8b698e
  10. #857487
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f5397 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005eca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d6fc2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b93f74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #704ac9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8058c4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8319c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b60bc6 {
  color: #b60bc6;
}
Background
.bg-b60bc6 {
  background-color: #b60bc6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60bc6 {
  border: 2px solid #b60bc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60bc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 11 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 89% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60bc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60bc6, #c60b78);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60bc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 11 198 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.30 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.16 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.92 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.12 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.74 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.88 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.08 #49f439 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b60bc6  rgb(182, 11, 198)  hsl(295, 89%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#1bc60b  rgb(27, 198, 11)  hsl(115, 89%, 41%)  Lime Green
#c6b60b  rgb(198, 182, 11)  hsl(55, 89%, 41%)  Old Gold
#0bc6b6  rgb(11, 198, 182)  hsl(175, 89%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue