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#B803DB

#b803db ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b803db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 1.18% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.98% cyan, 98.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 290.28°, with 97.3% saturation and 43.53% 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 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1537

Complementary

  1. #b803db
  2. #26db03

Split complementary

  1. #b803db
  2. #92db03
  3. #03db4c

Analogous

  1. #4c03db
  2. #b803db
  3. #db0392

Triadic

  1. #b803db
  2. #dbb803
  3. #03dbb8

Tetradic

  1. #b803db
  2. #db0326
  3. #26db03
  4. #03dbb8

Square

  1. #b803db
  2. #db4c03
  3. #26db03
  4. #0392db

Monochromatic

  1. #390144
  2. #790290
  3. #b803db
  4. #db2efc
  5. #e87afd

Shades

#b803db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b803db
  2. #a603c5
  3. #9302af
  4. #810299
  5. #6e0283
  6. #5c026e
  7. #4a0158
  8. #370142
  9. #25012c
  10. #120016
  11. #000000

Tints

#b803db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b803db
  2. #bf1cdf
  3. #c635e2
  4. #cd4fe6
  5. #d468e9
  6. #dc81ed
  7. #e39af1
  8. #eab3f4
  9. #f1cdf8
  10. #f8e6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b803db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b803db
  2. #b210d2
  3. #ad1cc9
  4. #a729c0
  5. #a235b7
  6. #9c42ae
  7. #964ea4
  8. #915b9b
  9. #8b6792
  10. #867489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9156a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2172d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b74a81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c4ede ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c5ad9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b839ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b803db {
  color: #b803db;
}
Background
.bg-b803db {
  background-color: #b803db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b803db {
  border: 2px solid #b803db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b803db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 3 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 97% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b803db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b803db, #db0392);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b803db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 3 219 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.00 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.04 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.34 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.89 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.61 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.27 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.31 #47fc24 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b803db  rgb(184, 3, 219)  hsl(290, 97%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#26db03  rgb(38, 219, 3)  hsl(110, 97%, 44%)  Lime Green
#dbb803  rgb(219, 184, 3)  hsl(50, 97%, 44%)  Old Gold
#03dbb8  rgb(3, 219, 184)  hsl(170, 97%, 44%)  Medium Aquamarine