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#B60DD2

#b60dd2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b60dd2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 5.1% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.33% cyan, 93.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 291.47°, with 88.34% saturation and 43.73% 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 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.71.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1489

Complementary

  1. #b60dd2
  2. #29d20d

Split complementary

  1. #b60dd2
  2. #8cd20d
  3. #0dd254

Analogous

  1. #540dd2
  2. #b60dd2
  3. #d20d8c

Triadic

  1. #b60dd2
  2. #d2b60d
  3. #0dd2b6

Tetradic

  1. #b60dd2
  2. #d20d29
  3. #29d20d
  4. #0dd2b6

Square

  1. #b60dd2
  2. #d2540d
  3. #29d20d
  4. #0d8cd2

Monochromatic

  1. #390442
  2. #78098a
  3. #b60dd2
  4. #d839f3
  5. #e681f7

Shades

#b60dd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60dd2
  2. #a40cbd
  3. #920aa8
  4. #7f0993
  5. #6d087e
  6. #5b0769
  7. #490554
  8. #37043f
  9. #24032a
  10. #120115
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60dd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60dd2
  2. #bd25d7
  3. #c53ddb
  4. #cc56e0
  5. #d36ee4
  6. #db86e9
  7. #e29eed
  8. #e9b6f2
  9. #f0cff6
  10. #f8e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60dd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60dd2
  2. #b119ca
  3. #ab24c2
  4. #a630b9
  5. #a03bb1
  6. #9b47a9
  7. #9652a1
  8. #905e99
  9. #8b6990
  10. #857588
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f559f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f71ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7477c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d4dd5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d59d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b638a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b60dd2 {
  color: #b60dd2;
}
Background
.bg-b60dd2 {
  background-color: #b60dd2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60dd2 {
  border: 2px solid #b60dd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60dd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 13 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 88% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60dd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60dd2, #d20d8c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60dd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 13 210 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.71 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.21 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.74 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.19 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.86 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.59 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.90 #49f22d Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b60dd2  rgb(182, 13, 210)  hsl(291, 88%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#29d20d  rgb(41, 210, 13)  hsl(111, 88%, 44%)  Lime Green
#d2b60d  rgb(210, 182, 13)  hsl(51, 88%, 44%)  Old Gold
#0dd2b6  rgb(13, 210, 182)  hsl(171, 88%, 44%)  Turquoise