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#B71EBA

#b71eba ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b71eba is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 11.76% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.61% cyan, 83.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 298.85°, with 72.22% saturation and 42.35% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.6.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1454

Complementary

  1. #b71eba
  2. #21ba1e

Split complementary

  1. #b71eba
  2. #6fba1e
  3. #1eba69

Analogous

  1. #691eba
  2. #b71eba
  3. #ba1e6f

Triadic

  1. #b71eba
  2. #bab71e
  3. #1ebab7

Tetradic

  1. #b71eba
  2. #ba1e21
  3. #21ba1e
  4. #1ebab7

Square

  1. #b71eba
  2. #ba691e
  3. #21ba1e
  4. #1e6fba

Monochromatic

  1. #350936
  2. #761378
  3. #b71eba
  4. #de44e1
  5. #e986eb

Shades

#b71eba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b71eba
  2. #a51ba7
  3. #921895
  4. #801582
  5. #6e1270
  6. #5c0f5d
  7. #490c4a
  8. #370938
  9. #250625
  10. #120313
  11. #000000

Tints

#b71eba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b71eba
  2. #be35c1
  3. #c54bc8
  4. #cd62cf
  5. #d478d6
  6. #db8fdd
  7. #e2a5e3
  8. #e9bcea
  9. #f1d2f1
  10. #f8e9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b71eba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b71eba
  2. #b228b4
  3. #ac32ae
  4. #a73ba9
  5. #a145a3
  6. #9c4f9d
  7. #965997
  8. #916391
  9. #8b6c8c
  10. #867686
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f5691 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ebe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c71b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc3e6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #764cbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #855bb8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba3393 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b71eba {
  color: #b71eba;
}
Background
.bg-b71eba {
  background-color: #b71eba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b71eba {
  border: 2px solid #b71eba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b71eba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 30 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 72% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b71eba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b71eba, #ba1e6f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b71eba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 30 186 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.60 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.18 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.91 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.43 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.65 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.57 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.73 #48e145 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b71eba  rgb(183, 30, 186)  hsl(299, 72%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#21ba1e  rgb(33, 186, 30)  hsl(119, 72%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#bab71e  rgb(186, 183, 30)  hsl(59, 72%, 42%)  Old Gold
#1ebab7  rgb(30, 186, 183)  hsl(179, 72%, 42%)  Tiffany Blue