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#B01AC4

#b01ac4 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b01ac4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 10.2% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.2% cyan, 86.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 292.94°, with 76.58% saturation and 43.53% 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 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.49.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1395

Complementary

  1. #b01ac4
  2. #2ec41a

Split complementary

  1. #b01ac4
  2. #83c41a
  3. #1ac45b

Analogous

  1. #5b1ac4
  2. #b01ac4
  3. #c41a83

Triadic

  1. #b01ac4
  2. #c4b01a
  3. #1ac4b0

Tetradic

  1. #b01ac4
  2. #c41a2e
  3. #2ec41a
  4. #1ac4b0

Square

  1. #b01ac4
  2. #c45b1a
  3. #2ec41a
  4. #1a83c4

Monochromatic

  1. #37083d
  2. #731180
  3. #b01ac4
  4. #d344e6
  5. #e388ef

Shades

#b01ac4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b01ac4
  2. #9e17b0
  3. #8d159d
  4. #7b1289
  5. #6a1076
  6. #580d62
  7. #460a4e
  8. #35083b
  9. #230527
  10. #120314
  11. #000000

Tints

#b01ac4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b01ac4
  2. #b831ca
  3. #c048d0
  4. #c85fd6
  5. #d076dc
  6. #d88de2
  7. #dfa3e7
  8. #e7baed
  9. #efd1f3
  10. #f7e8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b01ac4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b01ac4
  2. #ab24bd
  3. #a62eb6
  4. #a239b0
  5. #9d43a9
  6. #984da2
  7. #93579b
  8. #8e6194
  9. #8a6c8e
  10. #857687
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b5496 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ec8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a6ec0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b24475 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d4cc7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b58c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1379b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b01ac4 {
  color: #b01ac4;
}
Background
.bg-b01ac4 {
  background-color: #b01ac4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b01ac4 {
  border: 2px solid #b01ac4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b01ac4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 26 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 77% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b01ac4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b01ac4, #c41a83);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b01ac4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 26 196 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.49 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.60 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.53 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.17 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.27 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.54 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.87 #4fe53b Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b01ac4  rgb(176, 26, 196)  hsl(293, 77%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#2ec41a  rgb(46, 196, 26)  hsl(113, 77%, 44%)  Lime Green
#c4b01a  rgb(196, 176, 26)  hsl(53, 77%, 44%)  Old Gold
#1ac4b0  rgb(26, 196, 176)  hsl(173, 77%, 44%)  Tiffany Blue