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#B003CD

#b003cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b003cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 1.18% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.15% cyan, 98.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 291.39°, with 97.12% saturation and 40.78% 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 5.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.12.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.137

Complementary

  1. #b003cd
  2. #20cd03

Split complementary

  1. #b003cd
  2. #85cd03
  3. #03cd4b

Analogous

  1. #4b03cd
  2. #b003cd
  3. #cd0385

Triadic

  1. #b003cd
  2. #cdb003
  3. #03cdb0

Tetradic

  1. #b003cd
  2. #cd0320
  3. #20cd03
  4. #03cdb0

Square

  1. #b003cd
  2. #cd4b03
  3. #20cd03
  4. #0385cd

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0136
  2. #6f0282
  3. #b003cd
  4. #dc21fc
  5. #e86cfd

Shades

#b003cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b003cd
  2. #9e03b9
  3. #8d02a4
  4. #7b0290
  5. #6a027b
  6. #580267
  7. #460152
  8. #35013e
  9. #230129
  10. #120015
  11. #000000

Tints

#b003cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b003cd
  2. #b81cd2
  3. #c035d7
  4. #c84fdc
  5. #d068e1
  6. #d881e6
  7. #df9aeb
  8. #e7b3f0
  9. #efcdf5
  10. #f7e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b003cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b003cd
  2. #ab10c5
  3. #a61cbe
  4. #a229b6
  5. #9d35ae
  6. #9842a7
  7. #934e9f
  8. #8e5b97
  9. #8a678f
  10. #857488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a519b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ed1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #286cc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b04378 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6849d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7855cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b034a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b003cd {
  color: #b003cd;
}
Background
.bg-b003cd {
  background-color: #b003cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b003cd {
  border: 2px solid #b003cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b003cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 3 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 97% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b003cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b003cd, #cd0385);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b003cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 3 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.12 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.48 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.23 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.26 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.39 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.53 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.72 #4ffc32 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b003cd  rgb(176, 3, 205)  hsl(291, 97%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#20cd03  rgb(32, 205, 3)  hsl(111, 97%, 41%)  Lime Green
#cdb003  rgb(205, 176, 3)  hsl(51, 97%, 41%)  Old Gold
#03cdb0  rgb(3, 205, 176)  hsl(171, 97%, 41%)  Medium Aquamarine