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#B70CCF

#b70ccf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b70ccf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 4.71% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.59% cyan, 94.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 292.62°, with 89.04% saturation and 42.94% 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.95.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1484

Complementary

  1. #b70ccf
  2. #24cf0c

Split complementary

  1. #b70ccf
  2. #85cf0c
  3. #0ccf56

Analogous

  1. #560ccf
  2. #b70ccf
  3. #cf0c85

Triadic

  1. #b70ccf
  2. #cfb70c
  3. #0ccfb7

Tetradic

  1. #b70ccf
  2. #cf0c24
  3. #24cf0c
  4. #0ccfb7

Square

  1. #b70ccf
  2. #cf560c
  3. #24cf0c
  4. #0c85cf

Monochromatic

  1. #37043e
  2. #770887
  3. #b70ccf
  4. #dc34f3
  5. #e87df7

Shades

#b70ccf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b70ccf
  2. #a50bba
  3. #920aa6
  4. #800891
  5. #6e077c
  6. #5c0668
  7. #490553
  8. #37043e
  9. #250229
  10. #120115
  11. #000000

Tints

#b70ccf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b70ccf
  2. #be24d4
  3. #c53dd9
  4. #cd55dd
  5. #d46de2
  6. #db86e7
  7. #e29eec
  8. #e9b6f1
  9. #f1cef5
  10. #f8e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b70ccf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b70ccf
  2. #b218c7
  3. #ac23bf
  4. #a72fb7
  5. #a13aaf
  6. #9c46a8
  7. #9652a0
  8. #915d98
  9. #8b6990
  10. #867488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90559d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3471cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9447a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f4cd2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e59cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b836a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b70ccf {
  color: #b70ccf;
}
Background
.bg-b70ccf {
  background-color: #b70ccf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b70ccf {
  border: 2px solid #b70ccf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b70ccf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 12 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 89% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b70ccf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b70ccf, #cf0c85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b70ccf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 12 207 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.95 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.60 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.98 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.67 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.25 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.45 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.35 #48f330 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b70ccf  rgb(183, 12, 207)  hsl(293, 89%, 43%)  Dark Orchid
#24cf0c  rgb(36, 207, 12)  hsl(113, 89%, 43%)  Lime Green
#cfb70c  rgb(207, 183, 12)  hsl(53, 89%, 43%)  Old Gold
#0ccfb7  rgb(12, 207, 183)  hsl(173, 89%, 43%)  Turquoise