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#B60BCD

#b60bcd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b60bcd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 4.31% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.22% cyan, 94.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 292.89°, with 89.81% saturation and 42.35% 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 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.88.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1459

Complementary

  1. #b60bcd
  2. #22cd0b

Split complementary

  1. #b60bcd
  2. #83cd0b
  3. #0bcd55

Analogous

  1. #550bcd
  2. #b60bcd
  3. #cd0b83

Triadic

  1. #b60bcd
  2. #cdb60b
  3. #0bcdb6

Tetradic

  1. #b60bcd
  2. #cd0b22
  3. #22cd0b
  4. #0bcdb6

Square

  1. #b60bcd
  2. #cd550b
  3. #22cd0b
  4. #0b83cd

Monochromatic

  1. #35033c
  2. #760784
  3. #b60bcd
  4. #dd31f4
  5. #e979f8

Shades

#b60bcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60bcd
  2. #a40ab9
  3. #9209a4
  4. #7f0890
  5. #6d077b
  6. #5b0667
  7. #490452
  8. #37033e
  9. #240229
  10. #120115
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60bcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60bcd
  2. #bd23d2
  3. #c53cd7
  4. #cc54dc
  5. #d36de1
  6. #db85e6
  7. #e29deb
  8. #e9b6f0
  9. #f0cef5
  10. #f8e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60bcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60bcd
  2. #b117c5
  3. #ab22be
  4. #a62eb6
  5. #a03aae
  6. #9b46a7
  7. #96519f
  8. #905d97
  9. #8b698f
  10. #857488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f549c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3570c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b84379 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e4cd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e58cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b735a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b60bcd {
  color: #b60bcd;
}
Background
.bg-b60bcd {
  background-color: #b60bcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60bcd {
  border: 2px solid #b60bcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60bcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 11 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 90% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60bcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60bcd, #cd0b83);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60bcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 11 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.88 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.82 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.93 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.81 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.24 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.38 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.41 #49f432 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b60bcd  rgb(182, 11, 205)  hsl(293, 90%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#22cd0b  rgb(34, 205, 11)  hsl(113, 90%, 42%)  Lime Green
#cdb60b  rgb(205, 182, 11)  hsl(53, 90%, 42%)  Old Gold
#0bcdb6  rgb(11, 205, 182)  hsl(173, 90%, 42%)  Turquoise