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#B915BF

#b915bf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b915bf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 8.24% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.14% cyan, 89.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 297.88°, with 80.19% saturation and 41.57% 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 5.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.36.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1461

Complementary

  1. #b915bf
  2. #1bbf15

Split complementary

  1. #b915bf
  2. #70bf15
  3. #15bf64

Analogous

  1. #6415bf
  2. #b915bf
  3. #bf1570

Triadic

  1. #b915bf
  2. #bfb915
  3. #15bfb9

Tetradic

  1. #b915bf
  2. #bf151b
  3. #1bbf15
  4. #15bfb9

Square

  1. #b915bf
  2. #bf6415
  3. #1bbf15
  4. #1570bf

Monochromatic

  1. #330635
  2. #760d7a
  3. #b915bf
  4. #e337e9
  5. #ed7cf1

Shades

#b915bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b915bf
  2. #a713ac
  3. #941199
  4. #820f86
  5. #6f0d73
  6. #5d0b60
  7. #4a084c
  8. #380639
  9. #250426
  10. #130213
  11. #000000

Tints

#b915bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b915bf
  2. #c02cc5
  3. #c744cc
  4. #ce5bd2
  5. #d573d9
  6. #dc8adf
  7. #e3a1e5
  8. #eab9ec
  9. #f1d0f2
  10. #f8e8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b915bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b915bf
  2. #b320b9
  3. #ae2ab2
  4. #a835ac
  5. #a240a6
  6. #9d4ba0
  7. #975599
  8. #916093
  9. #8b6b8d
  10. #867586
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915594 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ec3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4971bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be3c71 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #754bc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #855abd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc3197 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b915bf {
  color: #b915bf;
}
Background
.bg-b915bf {
  background-color: #b915bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b915bf {
  border: 2px solid #b915bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b915bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 21 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 80% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b915bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b915bf, #bf1570);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b915bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 21 191 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.36 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.68 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.50 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.77 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.67 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.10 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.18 #46ea40 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b915bf  rgb(185, 21, 191)  hsl(298, 80%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#1bbf15  rgb(27, 191, 21)  hsl(118, 80%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#bfb915  rgb(191, 185, 21)  hsl(58, 80%, 42%)  Old Gold
#15bfb9  rgb(21, 191, 185)  hsl(178, 80%, 42%)  Tiffany Blue