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#B034CD

#b034cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b034cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 20.39% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.15% cyan, 74.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 288.63°, with 60.47% saturation and 50.39% 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 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.6.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1609

Complementary

  1. #b034cd
  2. #51cd34

Split complementary

  1. #b034cd
  2. #9dcd34
  3. #34cd64

Analogous

  1. #6434cd
  2. #b034cd
  3. #cd349d

Triadic

  1. #b034cd
  2. #cdb034
  3. #34cdb0

Tetradic

  1. #b034cd
  2. #cd3451
  3. #51cd34
  4. #34cdb0

Square

  1. #b034cd
  2. #cd6434
  3. #51cd34
  4. #349dcd

Monochromatic

  1. #481553
  2. #7c2491
  3. #b034cd
  4. #c871dc
  5. #e0afeb

Shades

#b034cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b034cd
  2. #9e2fb9
  3. #8d2aa4
  4. #7b2490
  5. #6a1f7b
  6. #581a67
  7. #461552
  8. #35103e
  9. #230a29
  10. #120515
  11. #000000

Tints

#b034cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b034cd
  2. #b848d2
  3. #c05dd7
  4. #c871dc
  5. #d085e1
  6. #d89ae6
  7. #dfaeeb
  8. #e7c2f0
  9. #efd6f5
  10. #f7ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b034cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b034cd
  2. #ab3cc5
  3. #a643be
  4. #a24bb6
  5. #9d52ae
  6. #985aa7
  7. #93629f
  8. #8e6997
  9. #8a718f
  10. #857888
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e5d9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f74ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0547f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f57d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d60cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b049a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b034cd {
  color: #b034cd;
}
Background
.bg-b034cd {
  background-color: #b034cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b034cd {
  border: 2px solid #b034cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b034cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 52 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 60% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b034cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b034cd, #cd349d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b034cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 52 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.60 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.43 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.50 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.04 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.15 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.19 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.31 #4fcb32 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b034cd  rgb(176, 52, 205)  hsl(289, 60%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#51cd34  rgb(81, 205, 52)  hsl(109, 60%, 50%)  Lime Green
#cdb034  rgb(205, 176, 52)  hsl(49, 60%, 50%)  Old Gold
#34cdb0  rgb(52, 205, 176)  hsl(169, 60%, 50%)  Medium Aquamarine