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#B808CD

#b808cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b808cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 3.14% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.24% cyan, 96.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 293.6°, with 92.49% saturation and 41.76% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.19.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1477

Complementary

  1. #b808cd
  2. #1dcd08

Split complementary

  1. #b808cd
  2. #7fcd08
  3. #08cd55

Analogous

  1. #5508cd
  2. #b808cd
  3. #cd087f

Triadic

  1. #b808cd
  2. #cdb808
  3. #08cdb8

Tetradic

  1. #b808cd
  2. #cd081d
  3. #1dcd08
  4. #08cdb8

Square

  1. #b808cd
  2. #cd5508
  3. #1dcd08
  4. #087fcd

Monochromatic

  1. #34023a
  2. #760583
  3. #b808cd
  4. #e12bf7
  5. #eb74fa

Shades

#b808cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b808cd
  2. #a607b9
  3. #9306a4
  4. #810690
  5. #6e057b
  6. #5c0467
  7. #4a0352
  8. #37023e
  9. #250229
  10. #120115
  11. #000000

Tints

#b808cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b808cd
  2. #bf21d2
  3. #c639d7
  4. #cd52dc
  5. #d46be1
  6. #dc84e6
  7. #e39ceb
  8. #eab5f0
  9. #f1cef5
  10. #f8e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b808cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b808cd
  2. #b214c5
  3. #ad20be
  4. #a72cb6
  5. #a238ae
  6. #9c44a7
  7. #96509f
  8. #915c97
  9. #8b688f
  10. #867488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90549c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3871c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba4278 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #704cd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8059cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b934a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b808cd {
  color: #b808cd;
}
Background
.bg-b808cd {
  background-color: #b808cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b808cd {
  border: 2px solid #b808cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b808cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 8 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b808cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b808cd, #cd087f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b808cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 8 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.19 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.89 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.16 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.02 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.44 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.55 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.61 #47f732 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b808cd  rgb(184, 8, 205)  hsl(294, 92%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#1dcd08  rgb(29, 205, 8)  hsl(114, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#cdb808  rgb(205, 184, 8)  hsl(54, 92%, 42%)  Old Gold
#08cdb8  rgb(8, 205, 184)  hsl(174, 92%, 42%)  Turquoise