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#B60CD9

#b60cd9 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b60cd9 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 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.13% cyan, 94.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 289.76°, with 89.52% saturation and 44.9% 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 5.19:1 (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 luminance0.1522

Complementary

  1. #b60cd9
  2. #2fd90c

Split complementary

  1. #b60cd9
  2. #95d90c
  3. #0cd950

Analogous

  1. #500cd9
  2. #b60cd9
  3. #d90c95

Triadic

  1. #b60cd9
  2. #d9b60c
  3. #0cd9b6

Tetradic

  1. #b60cd9
  2. #d90c2f
  3. #2fd90c
  4. #0cd9b6

Square

  1. #b60cd9
  2. #d9500c
  3. #2fd90c
  4. #0c95d9

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0448
  2. #790890
  3. #b60cd9
  4. #d53df4
  5. #e586f8

Shades

#b60cd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60cd9
  2. #a40bc3
  3. #920aae
  4. #7f0898
  5. #6d0782
  6. #5b066d
  7. #490557
  8. #370441
  9. #24022b
  10. #120116
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60cd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60cd9
  2. #bd24dd
  3. #c53de1
  4. #cc55e4
  5. #d36de8
  6. #db86ec
  7. #e29ef0
  8. #e9b6f4
  9. #f0cef7
  10. #f8e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60cd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60cd9
  2. #b118d0
  3. #ab23c7
  4. #a62fbe
  5. #a03ab5
  6. #9b46ad
  7. #9652a4
  8. #905d9b
  9. #8b6992
  10. #857489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9056a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2371d5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b54a80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b4edc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b5ad7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b53aab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b60cd9 {
  color: #b60cd9;
}
Background
.bg-b60cd9 {
  background-color: #b60cd9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60cd9 {
  border: 2px solid #b60cd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60cd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 12 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 90% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60cd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60cd9, #d90c95);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60cd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 12 217 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.69 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.28 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.37 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.68 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.42 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.23 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.04 #49f326 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b60cd9  rgb(182, 12, 217)  hsl(290, 90%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#2fd90c  rgb(47, 217, 12)  hsl(110, 90%, 45%)  Lime Green
#d9b60c  rgb(217, 182, 12)  hsl(50, 90%, 45%)  Old Gold
#0cd9b6  rgb(12, 217, 182)  hsl(170, 90%, 45%)  Medium Aquamarine