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#B700CA

#b700ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b700ca is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 0% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.41% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 294.36°, with 100% saturation and 39.61% 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.21.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1433

Complementary

  1. #b700ca
  2. #13ca00

Split complementary

  1. #b700ca
  2. #78ca00
  3. #00ca52

Analogous

  1. #5200ca
  2. #b700ca
  3. #ca0078

Triadic

  1. #b700ca
  2. #cab700
  3. #00cab7

Tetradic

  1. #b700ca
  2. #ca0013
  3. #13ca00
  4. #00cab7

Square

  1. #b700ca
  2. #ca5200
  3. #13ca00
  4. #0078ca

Monochromatic

  1. #2c0031
  2. #72007e
  3. #b700ca
  4. #e918ff
  5. #f064ff

Shades

#b700ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b700ca
  2. #a500b6
  3. #9200a2
  4. #80008d
  5. #6e0079
  6. #5c0065
  7. #490051
  8. #37003d
  9. #250028
  10. #120014
  11. #000000

Tints

#b700ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b700ca
  2. #be1acf
  3. #c533d5
  4. #cd4dda
  5. #d466df
  6. #db80e5
  7. #e299ea
  8. #e9b3ef
  9. #f1ccf4
  10. #f8e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b700ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b700ca
  2. #b20dc3
  3. #ac1abb
  4. #a726b4
  5. #a133ac
  6. #9c40a5
  7. #964d9e
  8. #915a96
  9. #8b668f
  10. #867387
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f539a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ece ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3870c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba3f76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f4acd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f57c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9309f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b700ca {
  color: #b700ca;
}
Background
.bg-b700ca {
  background-color: #b700ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b700ca {
  border: 2px solid #b700ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b700ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 0 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b700ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b700ca, #ca0078);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b700ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 0 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.21 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.93 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.45 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.27 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.51 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.61 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.78 #48ff35 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b700ca  rgb(183, 0, 202)  hsl(294, 100%, 40%)  Dark Orchid
#13ca00  rgb(19, 202, 0)  hsl(114, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#cab700  rgb(202, 183, 0)  hsl(54, 100%, 40%)  Old Gold
#00cab7  rgb(0, 202, 183)  hsl(174, 100%, 40%)  Medium Turquoise