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#B900CE

#b900ce ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b900ce is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 0% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.19% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 293.88°, with 100% saturation and 40.39% 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 5.31.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1477

Complementary

  1. #b900ce
  2. #15ce00

Split complementary

  1. #b900ce
  2. #7cce00
  3. #00ce52

Analogous

  1. #5200ce
  2. #b900ce
  3. #ce007c

Triadic

  1. #b900ce
  2. #ceb900
  3. #00ceb9

Tetradic

  1. #b900ce
  2. #ce0015
  3. #15ce00
  4. #00ceb9

Square

  1. #b900ce
  2. #ce5200
  3. #15ce00
  4. #007cce

Monochromatic

  1. #300035
  2. #740081
  3. #b900ce
  4. #e81bff
  5. #f068ff

Shades

#b900ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b900ce
  2. #a700b9
  3. #9400a5
  4. #820090
  5. #6f007c
  6. #5d0067
  7. #4a0052
  8. #38003e
  9. #250029
  10. #130015
  11. #000000

Tints

#b900ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b900ce
  2. #c01ad3
  3. #c733d8
  4. #ce4ddd
  5. #d566e2
  6. #dc80e7
  7. #e399eb
  8. #eab3f0
  9. #f1ccf5
  10. #f8e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b900ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b900ce
  2. #b30dc6
  3. #ae1abe
  4. #a826b7
  5. #a233af
  6. #9d40a7
  7. #974d9f
  8. #915a97
  9. #8b6690
  10. #867388
  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 #91549d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3671ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb4179 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #704bd1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8059cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba32a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b900ce {
  color: #b900ce;
}
Background
.bg-b900ce {
  background-color: #b900ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b900ce {
  border: 2px solid #b900ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b900ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 0 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b900ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b900ce, #ce007c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b900ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 0 206 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.31 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.82 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.17 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.97 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.59 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.65 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.63 #46ff31 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b900ce  rgb(185, 0, 206)  hsl(294, 100%, 40%)  Dark Orchid
#15ce00  rgb(21, 206, 0)  hsl(114, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#ceb900  rgb(206, 185, 0)  hsl(54, 100%, 40%)  Old Gold
#00ceb9  rgb(0, 206, 185)  hsl(174, 100%, 40%)  Turquoise