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#B80EC4

#b80ec4 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b80ec4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 5.49% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.12% cyan, 92.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 296.04°, with 86.67% saturation and 41.18% 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 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.75.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1449

Complementary

  1. #b80ec4
  2. #1ac40e

Split complementary

  1. #b80ec4
  2. #75c40e
  3. #0ec45d

Analogous

  1. #5d0ec4
  2. #b80ec4
  3. #c40e75

Triadic

  1. #b80ec4
  2. #c4b80e
  3. #0ec4b8

Tetradic

  1. #b80ec4
  2. #c40e1a
  3. #1ac40e
  4. #0ec4b8

Square

  1. #b80ec4
  2. #c45d0e
  3. #1ac40e
  4. #0e75c4

Monochromatic

  1. #320435
  2. #75097d
  3. #b80ec4
  4. #e32ef0
  5. #ed76f5

Shades

#b80ec4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b80ec4
  2. #a60db0
  3. #930b9d
  4. #810a89
  5. #6e0876
  6. #5c0762
  7. #4a064e
  8. #37043b
  9. #250327
  10. #120114
  11. #000000

Tints

#b80ec4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b80ec4
  2. #bf26ca
  3. #c63ed0
  4. #cd56d6
  5. #d46edc
  6. #dc87e2
  7. #e39fe7
  8. #eab7ed
  9. #f1cff3
  10. #f8e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b80ec4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b80ec4
  2. #b219bd
  3. #ad25b6
  4. #a730b0
  5. #a23ca9
  6. #9c47a2
  7. #96529b
  8. #915e94
  9. #8b698e
  10. #867587
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905497 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ec8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4270c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc3e74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #734bc7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8259c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba319a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b80ec4 {
  color: #b80ec4;
}
Background
.bg-b80ec4 {
  background-color: #b80ec4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b80ec4 {
  border: 2px solid #b80ec4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b80ec4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 14 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 87% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b80ec4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b80ec4, #c40e75);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b80ec4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 14 196 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.75 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.75 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.99 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.12 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.24 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.42 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.83 #47f13b Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b80ec4  rgb(184, 14, 196)  hsl(296, 87%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#1ac40e  rgb(26, 196, 14)  hsl(116, 87%, 41%)  Lime Green
#c4b80e  rgb(196, 184, 14)  hsl(56, 87%, 41%)  Old Gold
#0ec4b8  rgb(14, 196, 184)  hsl(176, 87%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue