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#B60CDC

#b60cdc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b60cdc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.27% cyan, 94.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 289.04°, with 89.66% saturation and 45.49% 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 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.74.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1538

Complementary

  1. #b60cdc
  2. #32dc0c

Split complementary

  1. #b60cdc
  2. #9adc0c
  3. #0cdc4e

Analogous

  1. #4e0cdc
  2. #b60cdc
  3. #dc0c9a

Triadic

  1. #b60cdc
  2. #dcb60c
  3. #0cdcb6

Tetradic

  1. #b60cdc
  2. #dc0c32
  3. #32dc0c
  4. #0cdcb6

Square

  1. #b60cdc
  2. #dc4e0c
  3. #32dc0c
  4. #0c9adc

Monochromatic

  1. #3e044b
  2. #7a0893
  3. #b60cdc
  4. #d440f5
  5. #e488f9

Shades

#b60cdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60cdc
  2. #a40bc6
  3. #920ab0
  4. #7f089a
  5. #6d0784
  6. #5b066e
  7. #490558
  8. #370442
  9. #24022c
  10. #120116
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60cdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60cdc
  2. #bd24e0
  3. #c53de3
  4. #cc55e7
  5. #d36dea
  6. #db86ee
  7. #e29ef1
  8. #e9b6f5
  9. #f0cef8
  10. #f8e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60cdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60cdc
  2. #b118d3
  3. #ab23ca
  4. #a62fc0
  5. #a03ab7
  6. #9b46ae
  7. #9652a5
  8. #905d9c
  9. #8b6992
  10. #857489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9056a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c72d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b44c82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a4fdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a5ada ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b53cad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b60cdc {
  color: #b60cdc;
}
Background
.bg-b60cdc {
  background-color: #b60cdc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60cdc {
  border: 2px solid #b60cdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60cdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 12 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 90% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60cdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60cdc, #dc0c9a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60cdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 12 220 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.74 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.89 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.04 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.72 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.28 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.98 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.24 #49f323 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b60cdc  rgb(182, 12, 220)  hsl(289, 90%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#32dc0c  rgb(50, 220, 12)  hsl(109, 90%, 45%)  Lime Green
#dcb60c  rgb(220, 182, 12)  hsl(49, 90%, 45%)  Metallic Gold
#0cdcb6  rgb(12, 220, 182)  hsl(169, 90%, 45%)  Caribbean Green