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#B91DCA

#b91dca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b91dca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 11.37% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.42% cyan, 85.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 294.1°, with 74.89% saturation and 45.29% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.61.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1546

Complementary

  1. #b91dca
  2. #2eca1d

Split complementary

  1. #b91dca
  2. #84ca1d
  3. #1dca62

Analogous

  1. #621dca
  2. #b91dca
  3. #ca1d84

Triadic

  1. #b91dca
  2. #cab91d
  3. #1dcab9

Tetradic

  1. #b91dca
  2. #ca1d2e
  3. #2eca1d
  4. #1dcab9

Square

  1. #b91dca
  2. #ca621d
  3. #2eca1d
  4. #1d84ca

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0a44
  2. #7c1387
  3. #b91dca
  4. #d74ee6
  5. #e691ef

Shades

#b91dca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b91dca
  2. #a71ab6
  3. #9417a2
  4. #82148d
  5. #6f1179
  6. #5d0f65
  7. #4a0c51
  8. #38093d
  9. #250628
  10. #130314
  11. #000000

Tints

#b91dca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b91dca
  2. #c034cf
  3. #c74ad5
  4. #ce61da
  5. #d577df
  6. #dc8ee5
  7. #e3a5ea
  8. #eabbef
  9. #f1d2f4
  10. #f8e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b91dca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b91dca
  2. #b327c3
  3. #ae31bb
  4. #a83bb4
  5. #a245ac
  6. #9d4fa5
  7. #97589e
  8. #916296
  9. #8b6c8f
  10. #867687
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92589b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4273c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc4679 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7450cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #835cc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb39a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b91dca {
  color: #b91dca;
}
Background
.bg-b91dca {
  background-color: #b91dca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b91dca {
  border: 2px solid #b91dca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b91dca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 29 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 75% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b91dca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b91dca, #ca1d84);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b91dca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 29 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.61 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.02 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.69 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.17 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.49 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.76 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.24 #46e235 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b91dca  rgb(185, 29, 202)  hsl(294, 75%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#2eca1d  rgb(46, 202, 29)  hsl(114, 75%, 45%)  Lime Green
#cab91d  rgb(202, 185, 29)  hsl(54, 75%, 45%)  Old Gold
#1dcab9  rgb(29, 202, 185)  hsl(174, 75%, 45%)  Medium Turquoise