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#B60CD3

#b60cd3 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b60cd3 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 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.74% cyan, 94.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 291.26°, with 89.24% saturation and 43.73% 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.69.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1491

Complementary

  1. #b60cd3
  2. #29d30c

Split complementary

  1. #b60cd3
  2. #8dd30c
  3. #0cd353

Analogous

  1. #530cd3
  2. #b60cd3
  3. #d30c8d

Triadic

  1. #b60cd3
  2. #d3b60c
  3. #0cd3b6

Tetradic

  1. #b60cd3
  2. #d30c29
  3. #29d30c
  4. #0cd3b6

Square

  1. #b60cd3
  2. #d3530c
  3. #29d30c
  4. #0c8dd3

Monochromatic

  1. #390442
  2. #78088b
  3. #b60cd3
  4. #d838f4
  5. #e680f8

Shades

#b60cd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60cd3
  2. #a40bbe
  3. #920aa9
  4. #7f0894
  5. #6d077f
  6. #5b066a
  7. #490554
  8. #37043f
  9. #24022a
  10. #120115
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60cd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60cd3
  2. #bd24d7
  3. #c53ddc
  4. #cc55e0
  5. #d36de5
  6. #db86e9
  7. #e29eed
  8. #e9b6f2
  9. #f0cef6
  10. #f8e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60cd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60cd3
  2. #b118cb
  3. #ab23c2
  4. #a62fba
  5. #a03ab2
  6. #9b46aa
  7. #9652a1
  8. #905d99
  9. #8b6991
  10. #857488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f55a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d71cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6477c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d4dd6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c59d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b638a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b60cd3 {
  color: #b60cd3;
}
Background
.bg-b60cd3 {
  background-color: #b60cd3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60cd3 {
  border: 2px solid #b60cd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60cd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 12 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 89% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60cd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60cd3, #d30c8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60cd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 12 211 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.69 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.09 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.70 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.07 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.78 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.67 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.79 #49f32c Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b60cd3  rgb(182, 12, 211)  hsl(291, 89%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#29d30c  rgb(41, 211, 12)  hsl(111, 89%, 44%)  Lime Green
#d3b60c  rgb(211, 182, 12)  hsl(51, 89%, 44%)  Old Gold
#0cd3b6  rgb(12, 211, 182)  hsl(171, 89%, 44%)  Turquoise