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#B617DA

#b617da ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b617da is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 9.02% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.51% cyan, 89.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 288.92°, with 80.91% saturation and 47.25% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.75.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1562

Complementary

  1. #b617da
  2. #3bda17

Split complementary

  1. #b617da
  2. #9cda17
  3. #17da54

Analogous

  1. #5417da
  2. #b617da
  3. #da179c

Triadic

  1. #b617da
  2. #dab617
  3. #17dab6

Tetradic

  1. #b617da
  2. #da173b
  3. #3bda17
  4. #17dab6

Square

  1. #b617da
  2. #da5417
  3. #3bda17
  4. #179cda

Monochromatic

  1. #420850
  2. #7c1095
  3. #b617da
  4. #d051ed
  5. #e396f4

Shades

#b617da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b617da
  2. #a415c4
  3. #9212ae
  4. #7f1099
  5. #6d0e83
  6. #5b0c6d
  7. #490957
  8. #370741
  9. #24052c
  10. #120216
  11. #000000

Tints

#b617da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b617da
  2. #bd2ede
  3. #c545e1
  4. #cc5de5
  5. #d374e9
  6. #db8bed
  7. #e2a2f0
  8. #e9b9f4
  9. #f0d1f8
  10. #f8e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b617da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b617da
  2. #b122d1
  3. #ab2cc8
  4. #a637bf
  5. #a041b6
  6. #9b4cad
  7. #9656a4
  8. #90619b
  9. #8b6b92
  10. #857689
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9058a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2673d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b54d81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c51dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b5bd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b53eac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b617da {
  color: #b617da;
}
Background
.bg-b617da {
  background-color: #b617da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b617da {
  border: 2px solid #b617da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b617da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 23 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 81% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b617da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b617da, #da179c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b617da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 23 218 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.75 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.94 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.39 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.06 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.51 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.35 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.82 #49e825 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b617da  rgb(182, 23, 218)  hsl(289, 81%, 47%)  Dark Orchid
#3bda17  rgb(59, 218, 23)  hsl(109, 81%, 47%)  Lime Green
#dab617  rgb(218, 182, 23)  hsl(49, 81%, 47%)  Metallic Gold
#17dab6  rgb(23, 218, 182)  hsl(169, 81%, 47%)  Medium Aquamarine