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#B400A9

#b400a9 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b400a9 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 0% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 6.11% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 303.67°, with 100% saturation and 35.29% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 8.44.

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Relative luminance0.1257

Complementary

  1. #b400a9
  2. #00b40b

Split complementary

  1. #b400a9
  2. #4fb400
  3. #00b465

Analogous

  1. #6500b4
  2. #b400a9
  3. #b4004f

Triadic

  1. #b400a9
  2. #a9b400
  3. #00a9b4

Tetradic

  1. #b400a9
  2. #b40b00
  3. #00b40b
  4. #00a9b4

Square

  1. #b400a9
  2. #b46500
  3. #00b40b
  4. #004fb4

Monochromatic

  1. #1b0019
  2. #670061
  3. #b400a9
  4. #ff01ef
  5. #ff4ef4

Shades

#b400a9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b400a9
  2. #a20098
  3. #900087
  4. #7e0076
  5. #6c0065
  6. #5a0055
  7. #480044
  8. #360033
  9. #240022
  10. #120011
  11. #000000

Tints

#b400a9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b400a9
  2. #bc1ab2
  3. #c333ba
  4. #cb4dc3
  5. #d266cb
  6. #da80d4
  7. #e199dd
  8. #e9b3e5
  9. #f0ccee
  10. #f8e6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b400a9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b400a9
  2. #af0da5
  3. #aa1aa1
  4. #a4269d
  5. #9f3399
  6. #9a4095
  7. #954d90
  8. #905a8c
  9. #8a6688
  10. #857384
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b4e85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f6ba6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc2a62 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7442ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8454a7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b91f84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b400a9 {
  color: #b400a9;
}
Background
.bg-b400a9 {
  background-color: #b400a9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b400a9 {
  border: 2px solid #b400a9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b400a9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 0 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 304 100% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b400a9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b400a9, #b4004f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b400a9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 0 169 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.44 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.55 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.73 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 9.37 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.47 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.62 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.00 #4bff56 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b400a9  rgb(180, 0, 169)  hsl(304, 100%, 35%)  Dark Orchid
#00b40b  rgb(0, 180, 11)  hsl(124, 100%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#a9b400  rgb(169, 180, 0)  hsl(64, 100%, 35%)  Apple Green
#00a9b4  rgb(0, 169, 180)  hsl(184, 100%, 35%)  Verdigris