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#B911BD

#b911bd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b911bd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 6.67% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.12% cyan, 91.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 298.6°, with 83.5% 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 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.54.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1439

Complementary

  1. #b911bd
  2. #15bd11

Split complementary

  1. #b911bd
  2. #6bbd11
  3. #11bd63

Analogous

  1. #6311bd
  2. #b911bd
  3. #bd116b

Triadic

  1. #b911bd
  2. #bdb911
  3. #11bdb9

Tetradic

  1. #b911bd
  2. #bd1115
  3. #15bd11
  4. #11bdb9

Square

  1. #b911bd
  2. #bd6311
  3. #15bd11
  4. #116bbd

Monochromatic

  1. #300431
  2. #740b77
  3. #b911bd
  4. #e82eec
  5. #f074f3

Shades

#b911bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b911bd
  2. #a70faa
  3. #940e97
  4. #820c84
  5. #6f0a71
  6. #5d095f
  7. #4a074c
  8. #380539
  9. #250326
  10. #130213
  11. #000000

Tints

#b911bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b911bd
  2. #c029c4
  3. #c741ca
  4. #ce58d1
  5. #d570d7
  6. #dc88de
  7. #e3a0e5
  8. #eab8eb
  9. #f1cff2
  10. #f8e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b911bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b911bd
  2. #b31cb7
  3. #ae27b1
  4. #a832ab
  5. #a23da5
  6. #9d499f
  7. #975498
  8. #915f92
  9. #8b6a8c
  10. #867586
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905493 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dc1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4971b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be3a70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #754abf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8559bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc2e95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b911bd {
  color: #b911bd;
}
Background
.bg-b911bd {
  background-color: #b911bd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b911bd {
  border: 2px solid #b911bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b911bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 17 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 84% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b911bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b911bd, #bd116b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b911bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 17 189 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.54 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.81 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.55 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.12 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.02 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.34 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.35 #46ee42 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b911bd  rgb(185, 17, 189)  hsl(299, 84%, 40%)  Dark Orchid
#15bd11  rgb(21, 189, 17)  hsl(119, 84%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#bdb911  rgb(189, 185, 17)  hsl(59, 84%, 40%)  Old Gold
#11bdb9  rgb(17, 189, 185)  hsl(179, 84%, 40%)  Tiffany Blue