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#B60CD4

#b60cd4 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b60cd4 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 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.15% cyan, 94.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 291°, with 89.29% saturation and 43.92% 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 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.68.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1496

Complementary

  1. #b60cd4
  2. #2ad40c

Split complementary

  1. #b60cd4
  2. #8ed40c
  3. #0cd452

Analogous

  1. #520cd4
  2. #b60cd4
  3. #d40c8e

Triadic

  1. #b60cd4
  2. #d4b60c
  3. #0cd4b6

Tetradic

  1. #b60cd4
  2. #d40c2a
  3. #2ad40c
  4. #0cd4b6

Square

  1. #b60cd4
  2. #d4520c
  3. #2ad40c
  4. #0c8ed4

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0443
  2. #78088c
  3. #b60cd4
  4. #d839f4
  5. #e681f8

Shades

#b60cd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60cd4
  2. #a40bbf
  3. #920aaa
  4. #7f0894
  5. #6d077f
  6. #5b066a
  7. #490555
  8. #370440
  9. #24022a
  10. #120115
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60cd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60cd4
  2. #bd24d8
  3. #c53ddd
  4. #cc55e1
  5. #d36de5
  6. #db86ea
  7. #e29eee
  8. #e9b6f2
  9. #f0cef6
  10. #f8e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60cd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60cd4
  2. #b118cc
  3. #ab23c3
  4. #a62fbb
  5. #a03ab2
  6. #9b46aa
  7. #9652a2
  8. #905d99
  9. #8b6991
  10. #857488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9055a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c71d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6487d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c4dd7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c59d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b638a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b60cd4 {
  color: #b60cd4;
}
Background
.bg-b60cd4 {
  background-color: #b60cd4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60cd4 {
  border: 2px solid #b60cd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60cd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 12 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 89% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60cd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60cd4, #d40c8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60cd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 12 212 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.68 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.95 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.68 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.95 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.72 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.69 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.73 #49f32b Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b60cd4  rgb(182, 12, 212)  hsl(291, 89%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#2ad40c  rgb(42, 212, 12)  hsl(111, 89%, 44%)  Lime Green
#d4b60c  rgb(212, 182, 12)  hsl(51, 89%, 44%)  Old Gold
#0cd4b6  rgb(12, 212, 182)  hsl(171, 89%, 44%)  Medium Aquamarine