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#B703CA

#b703ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b703ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 1.18% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.41% cyan, 98.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 294.27°, with 97.07% saturation and 40.2% 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.2.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.144

Complementary

  1. #b703ca
  2. #16ca03

Split complementary

  1. #b703ca
  2. #7aca03
  3. #03ca54

Analogous

  1. #5403ca
  2. #b703ca
  3. #ca037a

Triadic

  1. #b703ca
  2. #cab703
  3. #03cab7

Tetradic

  1. #b703ca
  2. #ca0316
  3. #16ca03
  4. #03cab7

Square

  1. #b703ca
  2. #ca5403
  3. #16ca03
  4. #037aca

Monochromatic

  1. #2e0133
  2. #73027f
  3. #b703ca
  4. #e61efc
  5. #ef69fd

Shades

#b703ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b703ca
  2. #a503b6
  3. #9202a2
  4. #80028d
  5. #6e0279
  6. #5c0265
  7. #490151
  8. #37013d
  9. #250128
  10. #120014
  11. #000000

Tints

#b703ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b703ca
  2. #be1ccf
  3. #c535d5
  4. #cd4fda
  5. #d468df
  6. #db81e5
  7. #e29aea
  8. #e9b3ef
  9. #f1cdf4
  10. #f8e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b703ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b703ca
  2. #b210c3
  3. #ac1cbb
  4. #a729b4
  5. #a135ac
  6. #9c42a5
  7. #964e9e
  8. #915b96
  9. #8b678f
  10. #867487
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f539a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3870c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba4076 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #704acd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f58c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9319f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b703ca {
  color: #b703ca;
}
Background
.bg-b703ca {
  background-color: #b703ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b703ca {
  border: 2px solid #b703ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b703ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 3 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 97% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b703ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b703ca, #ca037a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b703ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 3 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.20 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.99 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.41 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.28 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.44 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.62 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.81 #48fc35 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b703ca  rgb(183, 3, 202)  hsl(294, 97%, 40%)  Dark Orchid
#16ca03  rgb(22, 202, 3)  hsl(114, 97%, 40%)  Lime Green
#cab703  rgb(202, 183, 3)  hsl(54, 97%, 40%)  Old Gold
#03cab7  rgb(3, 202, 183)  hsl(174, 97%, 40%)  Medium Turquoise