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#B614BC

#b614bc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b614bc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 7.84% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.19% cyan, 89.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 297.86°, with 80.77% saturation and 40.78% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.19.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1408

Complementary

  1. #b614bc
  2. #1abc14

Split complementary

  1. #b614bc
  2. #6ebc14
  3. #14bc62

Analogous

  1. #6214bc
  2. #b614bc
  3. #bc146e

Triadic

  1. #b614bc
  2. #bcb614
  3. #14bcb6

Tetradic

  1. #b614bc
  2. #bc141a
  3. #1abc14
  4. #14bcb6

Square

  1. #b614bc
  2. #bc6214
  3. #1abc14
  4. #146ebc

Monochromatic

  1. #300532
  2. #730d77
  3. #b614bc
  4. #e333e9
  5. #ec78f1

Shades

#b614bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b614bc
  2. #a412a9
  3. #921096
  4. #7f0e84
  5. #6d0c71
  6. #5b0a5e
  7. #49084b
  8. #370638
  9. #240426
  10. #120213
  11. #000000

Tints

#b614bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b614bc
  2. #bd2cc3
  3. #c543c9
  4. #cc5bd0
  5. #d372d7
  6. #db8ade
  7. #e2a1e4
  8. #e9b9eb
  9. #f0d0f2
  10. #f8e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b614bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b614bc
  2. #b11fb6
  3. #ab2ab0
  4. #a634aa
  5. #a03fa4
  6. #9b4a9e
  7. #965598
  8. #906092
  9. #8b6a8c
  10. #857586
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e5392 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dc0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #476fb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb3b6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #734abe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8258ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b93094 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b614bc {
  color: #b614bc;
}
Background
.bg-b614bc {
  background-color: #b614bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b614bc {
  border: 2px solid #b614bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b614bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 20 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 81% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b614bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b614bc, #bc146e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b614bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 20 188 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.19 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.64 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.15 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.26 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.03 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.21 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.27 #49eb43 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b614bc  rgb(182, 20, 188)  hsl(298, 81%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#1abc14  rgb(26, 188, 20)  hsl(118, 81%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#bcb614  rgb(188, 182, 20)  hsl(58, 81%, 41%)  Old Gold
#14bcb6  rgb(20, 188, 182)  hsl(178, 81%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue