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#B60ECD

#b60ecd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b60ecd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 5.49% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.22% cyan, 93.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 292.77°, with 87.21% saturation and 42.94% 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 5.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.87.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1467

Complementary

  1. #b60ecd
  2. #25cd0e

Split complementary

  1. #b60ecd
  2. #85cd0e
  3. #0ecd56

Analogous

  1. #560ecd
  2. #b60ecd
  3. #cd0e85

Triadic

  1. #b60ecd
  2. #cdb60e
  3. #0ecdb6

Tetradic

  1. #b60ecd
  2. #cd0e25
  3. #25cd0e
  4. #0ecdb6

Square

  1. #b60ecd
  2. #cd560e
  3. #25cd0e
  4. #0e85cd

Monochromatic

  1. #37043e
  2. #760985
  3. #b60ecd
  4. #db36f1
  5. #e87ef6

Shades

#b60ecd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60ecd
  2. #a40db9
  3. #920ba4
  4. #7f0a90
  5. #6d087b
  6. #5b0767
  7. #490652
  8. #37043e
  9. #240329
  10. #120115
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60ecd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60ecd
  2. #bd26d2
  3. #c53ed7
  4. #cc56dc
  5. #d36ee1
  6. #db87e6
  7. #e29feb
  8. #e9b7f0
  9. #f0cff5
  10. #f8e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60ecd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60ecd
  2. #b119c5
  3. #ab25be
  4. #a630b6
  5. #a03cae
  6. #9b47a7
  7. #96529f
  8. #905e97
  9. #8b698f
  10. #857588
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f559c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3670c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b84479 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f4cd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e59cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b736a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b60ecd {
  color: #b60ecd;
}
Background
.bg-b60ecd {
  background-color: #b60ecd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60ecd {
  border: 2px solid #b60ecd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60ecd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 14 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 87% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60ecd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60ecd, #cd0e85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60ecd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 14 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.87 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.89 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.89 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.83 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.26 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.31 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.44 #49f132 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b60ecd  rgb(182, 14, 205)  hsl(293, 87%, 43%)  Dark Orchid
#25cd0e  rgb(37, 205, 14)  hsl(113, 87%, 43%)  Lime Green
#cdb60e  rgb(205, 182, 14)  hsl(53, 87%, 43%)  Old Gold
#0ecdb6  rgb(14, 205, 182)  hsl(173, 87%, 43%)  Turquoise