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#B60CD8

#b60cd8 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b60cd8 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 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.74% cyan, 94.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 290°, with 89.47% saturation and 44.71% 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 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.67.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1517

Complementary

  1. #b60cd8
  2. #2ed80c

Split complementary

  1. #b60cd8
  2. #94d80c
  3. #0cd850

Analogous

  1. #500cd8
  2. #b60cd8
  3. #d80c94

Triadic

  1. #b60cd8
  2. #d8b60c
  3. #0cd8b6

Tetradic

  1. #b60cd8
  2. #d80c2e
  3. #2ed80c
  4. #0cd8b6

Square

  1. #b60cd8
  2. #d8500c
  3. #2ed80c
  4. #0c94d8

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0447
  2. #790890
  3. #b60cd8
  4. #d63cf4
  5. #e585f8

Shades

#b60cd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60cd8
  2. #a40bc2
  3. #920aad
  4. #7f0897
  5. #6d0782
  6. #5b066c
  7. #490556
  8. #370441
  9. #24022b
  10. #120116
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60cd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60cd8
  2. #bd24dc
  3. #c53de0
  4. #cc55e4
  5. #d36de8
  6. #db86ec
  7. #e29eef
  8. #e9b6f3
  9. #f0cef7
  10. #f8e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60cd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60cd8
  2. #b118cf
  3. #ab23c6
  4. #a62fbe
  5. #a03ab5
  6. #9b46ac
  7. #9652a3
  8. #905d9a
  9. #8b6992
  10. #857489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9056a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2571d4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b54a7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b4edb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b5ad6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b63aaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b60cd8 {
  color: #b60cd8;
}
Background
.bg-b60cd8 {
  background-color: #b60cd8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60cd8 {
  border: 2px solid #b60cd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60cd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 12 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 89% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60cd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60cd8, #d80c94);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60cd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 12 216 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.67 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.42 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.48 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.67 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.47 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.32 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.97 #49f327 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b60cd8  rgb(182, 12, 216)  hsl(290, 89%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#2ed80c  rgb(46, 216, 12)  hsl(110, 89%, 45%)  Lime Green
#d8b60c  rgb(216, 182, 12)  hsl(50, 89%, 45%)  Old Gold
#0cd8b6  rgb(12, 216, 182)  hsl(170, 89%, 45%)  Medium Aquamarine