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#B407DC

#b407dc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b407dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 2.75% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.18% cyan, 96.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 288.73°, with 93.83% saturation and 44.51% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.46.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1502

Complementary

  1. #b407dc
  2. #2fdc07

Split complementary

  1. #b407dc
  2. #9adc07
  3. #07dc49

Analogous

  1. #4907dc
  2. #b407dc
  3. #dc079a

Triadic

  1. #b407dc
  2. #dcb407
  3. #07dcb4

Tetradic

  1. #b407dc
  2. #dc072f
  3. #2fdc07
  4. #07dcb4

Square

  1. #b407dc
  2. #dc4907
  3. #2fdc07
  4. #079adc

Monochromatic

  1. #3b0248
  2. #770592
  3. #b407dc
  4. #d437f9
  5. #e481fb

Shades

#b407dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b407dc
  2. #a206c6
  3. #9006b0
  4. #7e059a
  5. #6c0484
  6. #5a046e
  7. #480358
  8. #360242
  9. #24012c
  10. #120116
  11. #000000

Tints

#b407dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b407dc
  2. #bc20e0
  3. #c339e3
  4. #cb51e7
  5. #d26aea
  6. #da83ee
  7. #e19cf1
  8. #e9b5f5
  9. #f0cdf8
  10. #f8e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b407dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b407dc
  2. #af13d3
  3. #aa1fca
  4. #a42bc0
  5. #9f37b7
  6. #9a44ae
  7. #9550a5
  8. #905c9c
  9. #8a6892
  10. #857489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f55a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1370d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b24c81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #684edf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7859da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b33bad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b407dc {
  color: #b407dc;
}
Background
.bg-b407dc {
  background-color: #b407dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b407dc {
  border: 2px solid #b407dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b407dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 7 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 94% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b407dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b407dc, #dc079a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b407dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 7 220 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.46 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.12 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.76 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.22 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.89 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.60 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.35 #4bf823 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b407dc  rgb(180, 7, 220)  hsl(289, 94%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#2fdc07  rgb(47, 220, 7)  hsl(109, 94%, 45%)  Lime Green
#dcb407  rgb(220, 180, 7)  hsl(49, 94%, 45%)  Metallic Gold
#07dcb4  rgb(7, 220, 180)  hsl(169, 94%, 45%)  Caribbean Green