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#B809BA

#b809ba ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b809ba is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 3.53% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.08% cyan, 95.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 299.32°, with 90.77% saturation and 38.24% 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 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.71.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1393

Complementary

  1. #b809ba
  2. #0bba09

Split complementary

  1. #b809ba
  2. #64ba09
  3. #09ba60

Analogous

  1. #6009ba
  2. #b809ba
  3. #ba0964

Triadic

  1. #b809ba
  2. #bab809
  3. #09bab8

Tetradic

  1. #b809ba
  2. #ba090b
  3. #0bba09
  4. #09bab8

Square

  1. #b809ba
  2. #ba6009
  3. #0bba09
  4. #0964ba

Monochromatic

  1. #280228
  2. #700571
  3. #b809ba
  4. #f21cf4
  5. #f664f8

Shades

#b809ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b809ba
  2. #a608a7
  3. #930795
  4. #810682
  5. #6e0570
  6. #5c055d
  7. #4a044a
  8. #370338
  9. #250225
  10. #120113
  11. #000000

Tints

#b809ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b809ba
  2. #bf22c1
  3. #c63ac8
  4. #cd53cf
  5. #d46bd6
  6. #dc84dd
  7. #e39de3
  8. #eab5ea
  9. #f1cef1
  10. #f8e6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b809ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b809ba
  2. #b215b4
  3. #ad21ae
  4. #a72da9
  5. #a239a3
  6. #9c459d
  7. #965097
  8. #915c91
  9. #8b688c
  10. #867486
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f5290 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #496fb6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be366d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7548bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8458b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc2a92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b809ba {
  color: #b809ba;
}
Background
.bg-b809ba {
  background-color: #b809ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b809ba {
  border: 2px solid #b809ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b809ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 9 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 91% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b809ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b809ba, #ba0964);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b809ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 9 186 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.71 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.02 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.46 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.65 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.49 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.54 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.62 #47f645 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b809ba  rgb(184, 9, 186)  hsl(299, 91%, 38%)  Dark Orchid
#0bba09  rgb(11, 186, 9)  hsl(119, 91%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#bab809  rgb(186, 184, 9)  hsl(59, 91%, 38%)  Old Gold
#09bab8  rgb(9, 186, 184)  hsl(179, 91%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue