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#B70DBF

#b70dbf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b70dbf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 5.1% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.19% cyan, 93.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 297.3°, with 87.25% saturation and 40% 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.04.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1412

Complementary

  1. #b70dbf
  2. #15bf0d

Split complementary

  1. #b70dbf
  2. #6ebf0d
  3. #0dbf5e

Analogous

  1. #5e0dbf
  2. #b70dbf
  3. #bf0d6e

Triadic

  1. #b70dbf
  2. #bfb70d
  3. #0dbfb7

Tetradic

  1. #b70dbf
  2. #bf0d15
  3. #15bf0d
  4. #0dbfb7

Square

  1. #b70dbf
  2. #bf5e0d
  3. #15bf0d
  4. #0d6ebf

Monochromatic

  1. #2e0330
  2. #720877
  3. #b70dbf
  4. #e728f0
  5. #ef70f5

Shades

#b70dbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b70dbf
  2. #a50cac
  3. #920a99
  4. #800986
  5. #6e0873
  6. #5c0760
  7. #49054c
  8. #370439
  9. #250326
  10. #120113
  11. #000000

Tints

#b70dbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b70dbf
  2. #be25c5
  3. #c53dcc
  4. #cd56d2
  5. #d46ed9
  6. #db86df
  7. #e29ee5
  8. #e9b6ec
  9. #f1cff2
  10. #f8e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b70dbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b70dbf
  2. #b219b9
  3. #ac24b2
  4. #a730ac
  5. #a13ba6
  6. #9c47a0
  7. #965299
  8. #915e93
  9. #8b698d
  10. #867586
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f5393 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dc3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #446fbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc3b70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7349c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8258bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba2e96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b70dbf {
  color: #b70dbf;
}
Background
.bg-b70dbf {
  background-color: #b70dbf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b70dbf {
  border: 2px solid #b70dbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b70dbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 13 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 87% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b70dbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b70dbf, #bf0d6e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b70dbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 13 191 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.04 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.90 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.92 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.89 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.79 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.83 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.29 #48f240 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b70dbf  rgb(183, 13, 191)  hsl(297, 87%, 40%)  Dark Orchid
#15bf0d  rgb(21, 191, 13)  hsl(117, 87%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#bfb70d  rgb(191, 183, 13)  hsl(57, 87%, 40%)  Old Gold
#0dbfb7  rgb(13, 191, 183)  hsl(177, 87%, 40%)  Tiffany Blue