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#B709BE

#b709be ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b709be is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 3.53% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.68% cyan, 95.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 297.68°, with 90.95% saturation and 39.02% 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 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.15.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1398

Complementary

  1. #b709be
  2. #10be09

Split complementary

  1. #b709be
  2. #6abe09
  3. #09be5d

Analogous

  1. #5d09be
  2. #b709be
  3. #be096a

Triadic

  1. #b709be
  2. #beb709
  3. #09beb7

Tetradic

  1. #b709be
  2. #be0910
  3. #10be09
  4. #09beb7

Square

  1. #b709be
  2. #be5d09
  3. #10be09
  4. #096abe

Monochromatic

  1. #2a022c
  2. #710675
  3. #b709be
  4. #ec1ff4
  5. #f268f8

Shades

#b709be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b709be
  2. #a508ab
  3. #920798
  4. #800685
  5. #6e0572
  6. #5c055f
  7. #49044c
  8. #370339
  9. #250226
  10. #120113
  11. #000000

Tints

#b709be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b709be
  2. #be22c5
  3. #c53acb
  4. #cd53d2
  5. #d46bd8
  6. #db84df
  7. #e29de5
  8. #e9b5ec
  9. #f1cef2
  10. #f8e6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b709be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b709be
  2. #b215b8
  3. #ac21b2
  4. #a72dab
  5. #a139a5
  6. #9c459f
  7. #965099
  8. #915c93
  9. #8b688c
  10. #867486
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f5293 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cc2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #456fba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc3970 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7348c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8257bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba2d95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b709be {
  color: #b709be;
}
Background
.bg-b709be {
  background-color: #b709be;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b709be {
  border: 2px solid #b709be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b709be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 9 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b709be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b709be, #be096a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b709be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 9 190 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.15 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.91 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.02 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.07 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.88 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.95 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.50 #48f641 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b709be  rgb(183, 9, 190)  hsl(298, 91%, 39%)  Dark Orchid
#10be09  rgb(16, 190, 9)  hsl(118, 91%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#beb709  rgb(190, 183, 9)  hsl(58, 91%, 39%)  Old Gold
#09beb7  rgb(9, 190, 183)  hsl(178, 91%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue