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#B60FCD

#b60fcd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b60fcd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.22% cyan, 92.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 292.74°, with 86.36% saturation and 43.14% 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 5.33:1 (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 luminance0.1469

Complementary

  1. #b60fcd
  2. #26cd0f

Split complementary

  1. #b60fcd
  2. #85cd0f
  3. #0fcd57

Analogous

  1. #570fcd
  2. #b60fcd
  3. #cd0f85

Triadic

  1. #b60fcd
  2. #cdb60f
  3. #0fcdb6

Tetradic

  1. #b60fcd
  2. #cd0f26
  3. #26cd0f
  4. #0fcdb6

Square

  1. #b60fcd
  2. #cd570f
  3. #26cd0f
  4. #0f85cd

Monochromatic

  1. #37053e
  2. #770a86
  3. #b60fcd
  4. #da38f0
  5. #e77ff6

Shades

#b60fcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60fcd
  2. #a40eb9
  3. #920ca4
  4. #7f0b90
  5. #6d097b
  6. #5b0867
  7. #490652
  8. #37053e
  9. #240329
  10. #120215
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60fcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60fcd
  2. #bd27d2
  3. #c53fd7
  4. #cc57dc
  5. #d36fe1
  6. #db87e6
  7. #e29feb
  8. #e9b7f0
  9. #f0cff5
  10. #f8e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60fcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60fcd
  2. #b11ac5
  3. #ab26be
  4. #a631b6
  5. #a03cae
  6. #9b48a7
  7. #96539f
  8. #905e97
  9. #8b698f
  10. #857588
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.94:1 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-b60fcd {
  color: #b60fcd;
}
Background
.bg-b60fcd {
  background-color: #b60fcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60fcd {
  border: 2px solid #b60fcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60fcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 15 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 86% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60fcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60fcd, #cd0f85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60fcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 15 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.87 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.87 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.92 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.84 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.27 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.28 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.45 #49f032 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b60fcd  rgb(182, 15, 205)  hsl(293, 86%, 43%)  Dark Orchid
#26cd0f  rgb(38, 205, 15)  hsl(113, 86%, 43%)  Lime Green
#cdb60f  rgb(205, 182, 15)  hsl(53, 86%, 43%)  Old Gold
#0fcdb6  rgb(15, 205, 182)  hsl(173, 86%, 43%)  Turquoise