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#B60DC1

#b60dc1 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b60dc1 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 5.1% green and 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.7% cyan, 93.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 296.33°, with 87.38% saturation and 40.39% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.71.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1408

Complementary

  1. #b60dc1
  2. #18c10d

Split complementary

  1. #b60dc1
  2. #72c10d
  3. #0dc15c

Analogous

  1. #5c0dc1
  2. #b60dc1
  3. #c10d72

Triadic

  1. #b60dc1
  2. #c1b60d
  3. #0dc1b6

Tetradic

  1. #b60dc1
  2. #c10d18
  3. #18c10d
  4. #0dc1b6

Square

  1. #b60dc1
  2. #c15c0d
  3. #18c10d
  4. #0d72c1

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0332
  2. #720879
  3. #b60dc1
  4. #e42af1
  5. #ed72f5

Shades

#b60dc1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60dc1
  2. #a40cae
  3. #920a9a
  4. #7f0987
  5. #6d0874
  6. #5b0761
  7. #49054d
  8. #37043a
  9. #240327
  10. #120113
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60dc1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60dc1
  2. #bd25c7
  3. #c53dcd
  4. #cc56d4
  5. #d36eda
  6. #db86e0
  7. #e29ee6
  8. #e9b6ec
  9. #f0cff3
  10. #f8e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60dc1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60dc1
  2. #b119bb
  3. #ab24b4
  4. #a630ae
  5. #a03ba7
  6. #9b47a1
  7. #96529a
  8. #905e94
  9. #8b698d
  10. #857587
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e5394 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dc5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #426fbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba3c72 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7249c3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8158bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b83098 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b60dc1 {
  color: #b60dc1;
}
Background
.bg-b60dc1 {
  background-color: #b60dc1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60dc1 {
  border: 2px solid #b60dc1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60dc1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 13 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 87% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60dc1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60dc1, #c10d72);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60dc1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 13 193 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.71 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.55 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.94 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.61 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.41 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.45 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.28 #49f23e Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b60dc1  rgb(182, 13, 193)  hsl(296, 87%, 40%)  Dark Orchid
#18c10d  rgb(24, 193, 13)  hsl(116, 87%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#c1b60d  rgb(193, 182, 13)  hsl(56, 87%, 40%)  Old Gold
#0dc1b6  rgb(13, 193, 182)  hsl(176, 87%, 40%)  Tiffany Blue