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#B804DA

#b804da ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b804da is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 1.57% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.6% cyan, 98.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 290.47°, with 96.4% 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.99.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1534

Complementary

  1. #b804da
  2. #26da04

Split complementary

  1. #b804da
  2. #91da04
  3. #04da4d

Analogous

  1. #4d04da
  2. #b804da
  3. #da0491

Triadic

  1. #b804da
  2. #dab804
  3. #04dab8

Tetradic

  1. #b804da
  2. #da0426
  3. #26da04
  4. #04dab8

Square

  1. #b804da
  2. #da4d04
  3. #26da04
  4. #0491da

Monochromatic

  1. #390144
  2. #79038f
  3. #b804da
  4. #db2ffb
  5. #e87afd

Shades

#b804da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b804da
  2. #a604c4
  3. #9303ae
  4. #810399
  5. #6e0283
  6. #5c026d
  7. #4a0257
  8. #370141
  9. #25012c
  10. #120016
  11. #000000

Tints

#b804da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b804da
  2. #bf1dde
  3. #c636e1
  4. #cd4fe5
  5. #d468e9
  6. #dc82ed
  7. #e39bf0
  8. #eab4f4
  9. #f1cdf8
  10. #f8e6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b804da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b804da
  2. #b210d1
  3. #ad1dc8
  4. #a729bf
  5. #a236b6
  6. #9c42ad
  7. #964ea4
  8. #915b9b
  9. #8b6792
  10. #867489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9156a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2472d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b74980 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c4edd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c5ad8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b839ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b804da {
  color: #b804da;
}
Background
.bg-b804da {
  background-color: #b804da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b804da {
  border: 2px solid #b804da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b804da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 4 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 96% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b804da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b804da, #da0491);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b804da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 4 218 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.99 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.16 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.46 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.90 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.66 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.37 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.23 #47fb25 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b804da  rgb(184, 4, 218)  hsl(290, 96%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#26da04  rgb(38, 218, 4)  hsl(110, 96%, 44%)  Lime Green
#dab804  rgb(218, 184, 4)  hsl(50, 96%, 44%)  Old Gold
#04dab8  rgb(4, 218, 184)  hsl(170, 96%, 44%)  Medium Aquamarine