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#B60CB9

#b60cb9 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b60cb9 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 4.71% green and 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.62% cyan, 93.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 298.96°, with 87.82% saturation and 38.63% 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 5.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.54.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1371

Complementary

  1. #b60cb9
  2. #0fb90c

Split complementary

  1. #b60cb9
  2. #66b90c
  3. #0cb960

Analogous

  1. #600cb9
  2. #b60cb9
  3. #b90c66

Triadic

  1. #b60cb9
  2. #b9b60c
  3. #0cb9b6

Tetradic

  1. #b60cb9
  2. #b90c0f
  3. #0fb90c
  4. #0cb9b6

Square

  1. #b60cb9
  2. #b9600c
  3. #0fb90c
  4. #0c66b9

Monochromatic

  1. #290329
  2. #6f0771
  3. #b60cb9
  4. #ed21f1
  5. #f369f5

Shades

#b60cb9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60cb9
  2. #a40ba7
  3. #920a94
  4. #7f0882
  5. #6d076f
  6. #5b065d
  7. #49054a
  8. #370438
  9. #240225
  10. #120113
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60cb9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60cb9
  2. #bd24c0
  3. #c53dc7
  4. #cc55ce
  5. #d36dd5
  6. #db86dc
  7. #e29ee3
  8. #e9b6ea
  9. #f0cef1
  10. #f8e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60cb9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60cb9
  2. #b118b3
  3. #ab23ae
  4. #a62fa8
  5. #a03aa2
  6. #9b469d
  7. #965297
  8. #905d91
  9. #8b698b
  10. #857486
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e528f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #486eb5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc376d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7348bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8357b7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b92b92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b60cb9 {
  color: #b60cb9;
}
Background
.bg-b60cb9 {
  background-color: #b60cb9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60cb9 {
  border: 2px solid #b60cb9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60cb9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 12 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 88% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60cb9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60cb9, #b90c66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60cb9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 12 185 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.54 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.93 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.24 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.81 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.23 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.33 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.60 #49f346 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b60cb9  rgb(182, 12, 185)  hsl(299, 88%, 39%)  Dark Orchid
#0fb90c  rgb(15, 185, 12)  hsl(119, 88%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#b9b60c  rgb(185, 182, 12)  hsl(59, 88%, 39%)  Old Gold
#0cb9b6  rgb(12, 185, 182)  hsl(179, 88%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue