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#B60FD9

#b60fd9 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b60fd9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 5.88% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.13% cyan, 93.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 289.6°, with 87.07% saturation and 45.49% 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 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.69.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.153

Complementary

  1. #b60fd9
  2. #32d90f

Split complementary

  1. #b60fd9
  2. #97d90f
  3. #0fd951

Analogous

  1. #510fd9
  2. #b60fd9
  3. #d90f97

Triadic

  1. #b60fd9
  2. #d9b60f
  3. #0fd9b6

Tetradic

  1. #b60fd9
  2. #d90f32
  3. #32d90f
  4. #0fd9b6

Square

  1. #b60fd9
  2. #d9510f
  3. #32d90f
  4. #0f97d9

Monochromatic

  1. #3e054a
  2. #7a0a91
  3. #b60fd9
  4. #d443f2
  5. #e48af7

Shades

#b60fd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60fd9
  2. #a40ec3
  3. #920cae
  4. #7f0b98
  5. #6d0982
  6. #5b086d
  7. #490657
  8. #370541
  9. #24032b
  10. #120216
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60fd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60fd9
  2. #bd27dd
  3. #c53fe1
  4. #cc57e4
  5. #d36fe8
  6. #db87ec
  7. #e29ff0
  8. #e9b7f4
  9. #f0cff7
  10. #f8e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60fd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60fd9
  2. #b11ad0
  3. #ab26c7
  4. #a631be
  5. #a03cb5
  6. #9b48ad
  7. #9653a4
  8. #905e9b
  9. #8b6992
  10. #857589
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9056a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2472d5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b54b80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b4fdc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b5ad7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b53bab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b60fd9 {
  color: #b60fd9;
}
Background
.bg-b60fd9 {
  background-color: #b60fd9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60fd9 {
  border: 2px solid #b60fd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60fd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 15 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 87% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60fd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60fd9, #d90f97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60fd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 15 217 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.69 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.23 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.39 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.76 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.45 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.27 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.97 #49f026 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b60fd9  rgb(182, 15, 217)  hsl(290, 87%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#32d90f  rgb(50, 217, 15)  hsl(110, 87%, 45%)  Lime Green
#d9b60f  rgb(217, 182, 15)  hsl(50, 87%, 45%)  Old Gold
#0fd9b6  rgb(15, 217, 182)  hsl(170, 87%, 45%)  Medium Aquamarine