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#B60ED0

#b60ed0 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b60ed0 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 5.49% green and 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.5% cyan, 93.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 291.96°, with 87.39% saturation and 43.53% 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.76.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1481

Complementary

  1. #b60ed0
  2. #28d00e

Split complementary

  1. #b60ed0
  2. #89d00e
  3. #0ed055

Analogous

  1. #550ed0
  2. #b60ed0
  3. #d00e89

Triadic

  1. #b60ed0
  2. #d0b60e
  3. #0ed0b6

Tetradic

  1. #b60ed0
  2. #d00e28
  3. #28d00e
  4. #0ed0b6

Square

  1. #b60ed0
  2. #d0550e
  3. #28d00e
  4. #0e89d0

Monochromatic

  1. #390441
  2. #770988
  3. #b60ed0
  4. #d939f2
  5. #e781f6

Shades

#b60ed0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60ed0
  2. #a40dbb
  3. #920ba6
  4. #7f0a92
  5. #6d087d
  6. #5b0768
  7. #490653
  8. #37043e
  9. #24032a
  10. #120115
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60ed0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60ed0
  2. #bd26d5
  3. #c53ed9
  4. #cc56de
  5. #d36ee3
  6. #db87e8
  7. #e29fec
  8. #e9b7f1
  9. #f0cff6
  10. #f8e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60ed0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60ed0
  2. #b119c8
  3. #ab25c0
  4. #a630b8
  5. #a03cb0
  6. #9b47a8
  7. #9652a0
  8. #905e98
  9. #8b6990
  10. #857588
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f559e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3271cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7467b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e4dd3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d59ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b737a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b60ed0 {
  color: #b60ed0;
}
Background
.bg-b60ed0 {
  background-color: #b60ed0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60ed0 {
  border: 2px solid #b60ed0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60ed0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 14 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 87% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60ed0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60ed0, #d00e89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60ed0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 14 208 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.76 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.47 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.80 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.45 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.02 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.46 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.12 #49f12f Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b60ed0  rgb(182, 14, 208)  hsl(292, 87%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#28d00e  rgb(40, 208, 14)  hsl(112, 87%, 44%)  Lime Green
#d0b60e  rgb(208, 182, 14)  hsl(52, 87%, 44%)  Old Gold
#0ed0b6  rgb(14, 208, 182)  hsl(172, 87%, 44%)  Turquoise