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#B91CBA

#b91cba ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b91cba is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 10.98% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.54% cyan, 84.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 299.62°, with 73.83% saturation and 41.96% 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 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.91.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1469

Complementary

  1. #b91cba
  2. #1dba1c

Split complementary

  1. #b91cba
  2. #6cba1c
  3. #1cba6a

Analogous

  1. #6a1cba
  2. #b91cba
  3. #ba1c6c

Triadic

  1. #b91cba
  2. #bab91c
  3. #1cbab9

Tetradic

  1. #b91cba
  2. #ba1c1d
  3. #1dba1c
  4. #1cbab9

Square

  1. #b91cba
  2. #ba6a1c
  3. #1dba1c
  4. #1c6cba

Monochromatic

  1. #350835
  2. #771278
  3. #b91cba
  4. #e140e2
  5. #ec83ec

Shades

#b91cba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b91cba
  2. #a719a7
  3. #941695
  4. #821482
  5. #6f1170
  6. #5d0e5d
  7. #4a0b4a
  8. #380838
  9. #250625
  10. #130313
  11. #000000

Tints

#b91cba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b91cba
  2. #c033c1
  3. #c749c8
  4. #ce60cf
  5. #d577d6
  6. #dc8edd
  7. #e3a4e3
  8. #eabbea
  9. #f1d2f1
  10. #f8e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b91cba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b91cba
  2. #b326b4
  3. #ae30ae
  4. #a83aa9
  5. #a244a3
  6. #9d4e9d
  7. #975897
  8. #916291
  9. #8b6c8c
  10. #867686
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915691 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e72b6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf3c6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #774cbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #865bb8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd3293 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b91cba {
  color: #b91cba;
}
Background
.bg-b91cba {
  background-color: #b91cba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b91cba {
  border: 2px solid #b91cba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b91cba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 28 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 74% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b91cba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b91cba, #ba1c6c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b91cba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 28 186 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.91 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.36 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.19 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.46 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.60 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 10.84 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.86 #46e345 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b91cba  rgb(185, 28, 186)  hsl(300, 74%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#1dba1c  rgb(29, 186, 28)  hsl(120, 74%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#bab91c  rgb(186, 185, 28)  hsl(60, 74%, 42%)  Old Gold
#1cbab9  rgb(28, 186, 185)  hsl(180, 74%, 42%)  Tiffany Blue