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#B91CBB

#b91cbb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b91cbb 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 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.07% cyan, 85.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 299.25°, with 73.95% saturation and 42.16% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.81.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1473

Complementary

  1. #b91cbb
  2. #1ebb1c

Split complementary

  1. #b91cbb
  2. #6dbb1c
  3. #1cbb6a

Analogous

  1. #6a1cbb
  2. #b91cbb
  3. #bb1c6d

Triadic

  1. #b91cbb
  2. #bbb91c
  3. #1cbbb9

Tetradic

  1. #b91cbb
  2. #bb1c1e
  3. #1ebb1c
  4. #1cbbb9

Square

  1. #b91cbb
  2. #bb6a1c
  3. #1ebb1c
  4. #1c6dbb

Monochromatic

  1. #350836
  2. #771278
  3. #b91cbb
  4. #e141e3
  5. #eb84ed

Shades

#b91cbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b91cbb
  2. #a719a8
  3. #941696
  4. #821483
  5. #6f1170
  6. #5d0e5e
  7. #4a0b4b
  8. #380838
  9. #250625
  10. #130313
  11. #000000

Tints

#b91cbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b91cbb
  2. #c033c2
  3. #c749c9
  4. #ce60cf
  5. #d577d6
  6. #dc8edd
  7. #e3a4e4
  8. #eabbeb
  9. #f1d2f1
  10. #f8e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b91cbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b91cbb
  2. #b326b5
  3. #ae30af
  4. #a83aa9
  5. #a244a3
  6. #9d4e9e
  7. #975898
  8. #916292
  9. #8b6c8c
  10. #867686
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915692 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d72b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf3d70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #774cbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #865bb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc3294 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b91cbb {
  color: #b91cbb;
}
Background
.bg-b91cbb {
  background-color: #b91cbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b91cbb {
  border: 2px solid #b91cbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b91cbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 28 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 74% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b91cbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b91cbb, #bb1c6d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b91cbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 28 187 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.81 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.36 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.10 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.31 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.52 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.74 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.76 #46e344 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b91cbb  rgb(185, 28, 187)  hsl(299, 74%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#1ebb1c  rgb(30, 187, 28)  hsl(119, 74%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#bbb91c  rgb(187, 185, 28)  hsl(59, 74%, 42%)  Old Gold
#1cbbb9  rgb(28, 187, 185)  hsl(179, 74%, 42%)  Tiffany Blue