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#B60FBE

#b60fbe ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b60fbe is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 5.88% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.21% cyan, 92.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 297.26°, with 85.37% saturation and 40.2% 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 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.99.

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Relative luminance0.14

Complementary

  1. #b60fbe
  2. #17be0f

Split complementary

  1. #b60fbe
  2. #6fbe0f
  3. #0fbe5f

Analogous

  1. #5f0fbe
  2. #b60fbe
  3. #be0f6f

Triadic

  1. #b60fbe
  2. #beb60f
  3. #0fbeb6

Tetradic

  1. #b60fbe
  2. #be0f17
  3. #17be0f
  4. #0fbeb6

Square

  1. #b60fbe
  2. #be5f0f
  3. #17be0f
  4. #0f6fbe

Monochromatic

  1. #2e0430
  2. #720977
  3. #b60fbe
  4. #e52bee
  5. #ee72f4

Shades

#b60fbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60fbe
  2. #a40eab
  3. #920c98
  4. #7f0b85
  5. #6d0972
  6. #5b085f
  7. #49064c
  8. #370539
  9. #240326
  10. #120213
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60fbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60fbe
  2. #bd27c5
  3. #c53fcb
  4. #cc57d2
  5. #d36fd8
  6. #db87df
  7. #e29fe5
  8. #e9b7ec
  9. #f0cff2
  10. #f8e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60fbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60fbe
  2. #b11ab8
  3. #ab26b2
  4. #a631ab
  5. #a03ca5
  6. #9b489f
  7. #965399
  8. #905e93
  9. #8b698c
  10. #857586
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e5393 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dc2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #446fba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb3b70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7249c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8258bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b92f96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b60fbe {
  color: #b60fbe;
}
Background
.bg-b60fbe {
  background-color: #b60fbe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60fbe {
  border: 2px solid #b60fbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60fbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 15 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 85% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60fbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60fbe, #be0f6f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60fbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 15 190 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.99 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.84 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.84 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.03 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.76 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.88 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.39 #49f041 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b60fbe  rgb(182, 15, 190)  hsl(297, 85%, 40%)  Dark Orchid
#17be0f  rgb(23, 190, 15)  hsl(117, 85%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#beb60f  rgb(190, 182, 15)  hsl(57, 85%, 40%)  Old Gold
#0fbeb6  rgb(15, 190, 182)  hsl(177, 85%, 40%)  Tiffany Blue