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#B01AC8

#b01ac8 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b01ac8 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 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12% cyan, 87% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 291.72°, with 76.99% saturation and 44.31% 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.18.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1414

Complementary

  1. #b01ac8
  2. #32c81a

Split complementary

  1. #b01ac8
  2. #89c81a
  3. #1ac859

Analogous

  1. #591ac8
  2. #b01ac8
  3. #c81a89

Triadic

  1. #b01ac8
  2. #c8b01a
  3. #1ac8b0

Tetradic

  1. #b01ac8
  2. #c81a32
  3. #32c81a
  4. #1ac8b0

Square

  1. #b01ac8
  2. #c8591a
  3. #32c81a
  4. #1a89c8

Monochromatic

  1. #390841
  2. #741184
  3. #b01ac8
  4. #d147e7
  5. #e28bf0

Shades

#b01ac8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b01ac8
  2. #9e17b4
  3. #8d15a0
  4. #7b128c
  5. #6a1078
  6. #580d64
  7. #460a50
  8. #35083c
  9. #230528
  10. #120314
  11. #000000

Tints

#b01ac8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b01ac8
  2. #b831ce
  3. #c048d3
  4. #c85fd9
  5. #d076de
  6. #d88de4
  7. #dfa3e9
  8. #e7baef
  9. #efd1f4
  10. #f7e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b01ac8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b01ac8
  2. #ab24c1
  3. #a62eba
  4. #a239b2
  5. #9d43ab
  6. #984da4
  7. #93579d
  8. #8e6196
  9. #8a6c8e
  10. #857687
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b5498 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fcc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #366ec4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b14677 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c4ccb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a58c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1399e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b01ac8 {
  color: #b01ac8;
}
Background
.bg-b01ac8 {
  background-color: #b01ac8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b01ac8 {
  border: 2px solid #b01ac8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b01ac8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 26 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 77% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b01ac8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b01ac8, #c81a89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b01ac8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 26 200 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.18 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.35 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.62 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.69 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.85 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.98 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.38 #4fe537 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b01ac8  rgb(176, 26, 200)  hsl(292, 77%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#32c81a  rgb(50, 200, 26)  hsl(112, 77%, 44%)  Lime Green
#c8b01a  rgb(200, 176, 26)  hsl(52, 77%, 44%)  Old Gold
#1ac8b0  rgb(26, 200, 176)  hsl(172, 77%, 44%)  Medium Aquamarine