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#B91BCD

#b91bcd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b91bcd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 10.59% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.76% cyan, 86.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 293.26°, with 76.72% saturation and 45.49% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.44.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1551

Complementary

  1. #b91bcd
  2. #2fcd1b

Split complementary

  1. #b91bcd
  2. #88cd1b
  3. #1bcd60

Analogous

  1. #601bcd
  2. #b91bcd
  3. #cd1b88

Triadic

  1. #b91bcd
  2. #cdb91b
  3. #1bcdb9

Tetradic

  1. #b91bcd
  2. #cd1b2f
  3. #2fcd1b
  4. #1bcdb9

Square

  1. #b91bcd
  2. #cd601b
  3. #2fcd1b
  4. #1b88cd

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0946
  2. #7c1289
  3. #b91bcd
  4. #d64de8
  5. #e691f0

Shades

#b91bcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b91bcd
  2. #a718b9
  3. #9416a4
  4. #821390
  5. #6f107b
  6. #5d0e67
  7. #4a0b52
  8. #38083e
  9. #250529
  10. #130315
  11. #000000

Tints

#b91bcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b91bcd
  2. #c032d2
  3. #c749d7
  4. #ce5fdc
  5. #d576e1
  6. #dc8de6
  7. #e3a4eb
  8. #eabbf0
  9. #f1d1f5
  10. #f8e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b91bcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b91bcd
  2. #b325c5
  3. #ae2fbe
  4. #a839b6
  5. #a243ae
  6. #9d4ea7
  7. #97589f
  8. #916297
  9. #8b6c8f
  10. #867688
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92589d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e73c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb477a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7350d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #825ccb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba3aa2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b91bcd {
  color: #b91bcd;
}
Background
.bg-b91bcd {
  background-color: #b91bcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b91bcd {
  border: 2px solid #b91bcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b91bcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 27 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 77% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b91bcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b91bcd, #cd1b88);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b91bcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 27 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.44 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.61 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.91 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.96 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.35 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.51 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.95 #46e432 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b91bcd  rgb(185, 27, 205)  hsl(293, 77%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#2fcd1b  rgb(47, 205, 27)  hsl(113, 77%, 45%)  Lime Green
#cdb91b  rgb(205, 185, 27)  hsl(53, 77%, 45%)  Old Gold
#1bcdb9  rgb(27, 205, 185)  hsl(173, 77%, 45%)  Turquoise