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#B615CD

#b615cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b615cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 8.24% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.22% cyan, 89.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 292.5°, with 81.42% saturation and 44.31% 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 5.28:1 (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 luminance0.1489

Complementary

  1. #b615cd
  2. #2ccd15

Split complementary

  1. #b615cd
  2. #88cd15
  3. #15cd5a

Analogous

  1. #5a15cd
  2. #b615cd
  3. #cd1588

Triadic

  1. #b615cd
  2. #cdb615
  3. #15cdb6

Tetradic

  1. #b615cd
  2. #cd152c
  3. #2ccd15
  4. #15cdb6

Square

  1. #b615cd
  2. #cd5a15
  3. #2ccd15
  4. #1588cd

Monochromatic

  1. #3b0742
  2. #780e88
  3. #b615cd
  4. #d743ec
  5. #e588f3

Shades

#b615cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b615cd
  2. #a413b9
  3. #9211a4
  4. #7f0f90
  5. #6d0d7b
  6. #5b0b67
  7. #490852
  8. #37063e
  9. #240429
  10. #120215
  11. #000000

Tints

#b615cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b615cd
  2. #bd2cd2
  3. #c544d7
  4. #cc5bdc
  5. #d373e1
  6. #db8ae6
  7. #e2a1eb
  8. #e9b9f0
  9. #f0d0f5
  10. #f8e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b615cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b615cd
  2. #b120c5
  3. #ab2abe
  4. #a635b6
  5. #a040ae
  6. #9b4ba7
  7. #96559f
  8. #906097
  9. #8b6b8f
  10. #857588
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f569c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3871c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8467a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f4dd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f5acb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b738a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b615cd {
  color: #b615cd;
}
Background
.bg-b615cd {
  background-color: #b615cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b615cd {
  border: 2px solid #b615cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b615cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 21 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 81% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b615cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b615cd, #cd1588);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b615cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 21 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.87 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.77 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.11 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.89 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.09 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.33 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.29 #49ea32 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b615cd  rgb(182, 21, 205)  hsl(293, 81%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#2ccd15  rgb(44, 205, 21)  hsl(113, 81%, 44%)  Lime Green
#cdb615  rgb(205, 182, 21)  hsl(53, 81%, 44%)  Old Gold
#15cdb6  rgb(21, 205, 182)  hsl(173, 81%, 44%)  Turquoise