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#B60CCC

#b60ccc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b60ccc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 4.71% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.78% cyan, 94.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 293.13°, with 88.89% 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.92.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1457

Complementary

  1. #b60ccc
  2. #22cc0c

Split complementary

  1. #b60ccc
  2. #82cc0c
  3. #0ccc56

Analogous

  1. #560ccc
  2. #b60ccc
  3. #cc0c82

Triadic

  1. #b60ccc
  2. #ccb60c
  3. #0cccb6

Tetradic

  1. #b60ccc
  2. #cc0c22
  3. #22cc0c
  4. #0cccb6

Square

  1. #b60ccc
  2. #cc560c
  3. #22cc0c
  4. #0c82cc

Monochromatic

  1. #35033b
  2. #760884
  3. #b60ccc
  4. #dd32f3
  5. #e97af7

Shades

#b60ccc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60ccc
  2. #a40bb8
  3. #920aa3
  4. #7f088f
  5. #6d077a
  6. #5b0666
  7. #490552
  8. #37043d
  9. #240229
  10. #120114
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60ccc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60ccc
  2. #bd24d1
  3. #c53dd6
  4. #cc55db
  5. #d36de0
  6. #db86e6
  7. #e29eeb
  8. #e9b6f0
  9. #f0cef5
  10. #f8e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60ccc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60ccc
  2. #b118c4
  3. #ab23bd
  4. #a62fb5
  5. #a03aae
  6. #9b46a6
  7. #96529e
  8. #905d97
  9. #8b698f
  10. #857488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f549b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3670c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b84378 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f4bcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e59ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b735a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b60ccc {
  color: #b60ccc;
}
Background
.bg-b60ccc {
  background-color: #b60ccc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60ccc {
  border: 2px solid #b60ccc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60ccc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 12 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 89% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60ccc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60ccc, #cc0c82);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60ccc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 12 204 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.92 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.88 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.05 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.95 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.32 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.33 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.53 #49f333 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b60ccc  rgb(182, 12, 204)  hsl(293, 89%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#22cc0c  rgb(34, 204, 12)  hsl(113, 89%, 42%)  Lime Green
#ccb60c  rgb(204, 182, 12)  hsl(53, 89%, 42%)  Old Gold
#0cccb6  rgb(12, 204, 182)  hsl(173, 89%, 42%)  Turquoise