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#B520BB

#b520bb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b520bb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 12.55% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.21% cyan, 82.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 297.68°, with 70.78% saturation and 42.94% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.19.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1444

Complementary

  1. #b520bb
  2. #26bb20

Split complementary

  1. #b520bb
  2. #73bb20
  3. #20bb68

Analogous

  1. #6820bb
  2. #b520bb
  3. #bb2073

Triadic

  1. #b520bb
  2. #bbb520
  3. #20bbb5

Tetradic

  1. #b520bb
  2. #bb2026
  3. #26bb20
  4. #20bbb5

Square

  1. #b520bb
  2. #bb6820
  3. #26bb20
  4. #2073bb

Monochromatic

  1. #370a38
  2. #76157a
  3. #b520bb
  4. #da48e0
  5. #e789eb

Shades

#b520bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b520bb
  2. #a31da8
  3. #911a96
  4. #7f1683
  5. #6d1370
  6. #5b105e
  7. #480d4b
  8. #360a38
  9. #240625
  10. #120313
  11. #000000

Tints

#b520bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b520bb
  2. #bc36c2
  3. #c44dc9
  4. #cb63cf
  5. #d379d6
  6. #da90dd
  7. #e1a6e4
  8. #e9bceb
  9. #f0d2f1
  10. #f8e9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b520bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b520bb
  2. #b02ab5
  3. #aa33af
  4. #a53da9
  5. #a046a3
  6. #9b509e
  7. #955a98
  8. #906392
  9. #8b6d8c
  10. #857686
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e5692 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a70b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba4070 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #744dbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #835ab9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b83594 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b520bb {
  color: #b520bb;
}
Background
.bg-b520bb {
  background-color: #b520bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b520bb {
  border: 2px solid #b520bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b520bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 32 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 71% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b520bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b520bb, #bb2073);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b520bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 32 187 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.19 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.00 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.54 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.26 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.63 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.18 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.41 #4adf44 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b520bb  rgb(181, 32, 187)  hsl(298, 71%, 43%)  Dark Orchid
#26bb20  rgb(38, 187, 32)  hsl(118, 71%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#bbb520  rgb(187, 181, 32)  hsl(58, 71%, 43%)  Old Gold
#20bbb5  rgb(32, 187, 181)  hsl(178, 71%, 43%)  Tiffany Blue