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#B60BD2

#b60bd2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b60bd2 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 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.33% cyan, 94.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 291.56°, with 90.05% saturation and 43.33% 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.71.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1484

Complementary

  1. #b60bd2
  2. #27d20b

Split complementary

  1. #b60bd2
  2. #8ad20b
  3. #0bd252

Analogous

  1. #520bd2
  2. #b60bd2
  3. #d20b8a

Triadic

  1. #b60bd2
  2. #d2b60b
  3. #0bd2b6

Tetradic

  1. #b60bd2
  2. #d20b27
  3. #27d20b
  4. #0bd2b6

Square

  1. #b60bd2
  2. #d2520b
  3. #27d20b
  4. #0b8ad2

Monochromatic

  1. #380341
  2. #770789
  3. #b60bd2
  4. #da35f4
  5. #e77ef8

Shades

#b60bd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60bd2
  2. #a40abd
  3. #9209a8
  4. #7f0893
  5. #6d077e
  6. #5b0669
  7. #490454
  8. #37033f
  9. #24022a
  10. #120115
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60bd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60bd2
  2. #bd23d7
  3. #c53cdb
  4. #cc54e0
  5. #d36de4
  6. #db85e9
  7. #e29ded
  8. #e9b6f2
  9. #f0cef6
  10. #f8e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60bd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60bd2
  2. #b117ca
  3. #ab22c2
  4. #a62eb9
  5. #a03ab1
  6. #9b46a9
  7. #9651a1
  8. #905d99
  9. #8b6990
  10. #857488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f559f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e71ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7467c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d4dd5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d59d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b637a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b60bd2 {
  color: #b60bd2;
}
Background
.bg-b60bd2 {
  background-color: #b60bd2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60bd2 {
  border: 2px solid #b60bd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60bd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 11 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 90% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60bd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60bd2, #d20b8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60bd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 11 210 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.71 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.24 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.69 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.18 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.85 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.63 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.88 #49f42d Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b60bd2  rgb(182, 11, 210)  hsl(292, 90%, 43%)  Dark Orchid
#27d20b  rgb(39, 210, 11)  hsl(112, 90%, 43%)  Lime Green
#d2b60b  rgb(210, 182, 11)  hsl(52, 90%, 43%)  Old Gold
#0bd2b6  rgb(11, 210, 182)  hsl(172, 90%, 43%)  Turquoise