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#B60ABA

#b60aba ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b60aba is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 3.92% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.15% cyan, 94.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 298.64°, with 89.8% saturation and 38.43% 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 5.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.43.

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Relative luminance0.1371

Complementary

  1. #b60aba
  2. #0eba0a

Split complementary

  1. #b60aba
  2. #66ba0a
  3. #0aba5e

Analogous

  1. #5e0aba
  2. #b60aba
  3. #ba0a66

Triadic

  1. #b60aba
  2. #bab60a
  3. #0abab6

Tetradic

  1. #b60aba
  2. #ba0a0e
  3. #0eba0a
  4. #0abab6

Square

  1. #b60aba
  2. #ba5e0a
  3. #0eba0a
  4. #0a66ba

Monochromatic

  1. #280229
  2. #6f0671
  3. #b60aba
  4. #ee1ef3
  5. #f466f7

Shades

#b60aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60aba
  2. #a409a7
  3. #920895
  4. #7f0782
  5. #6d0670
  6. #5b055d
  7. #49044a
  8. #370338
  9. #240225
  10. #120113
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60aba
  2. #bd23c1
  3. #c53bc8
  4. #cc54cf
  5. #d36cd6
  6. #db85dd
  7. #e29de3
  8. #e9b6ea
  9. #f0cef1
  10. #f8e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60aba
  2. #b116b4
  3. #ab22ae
  4. #a62da9
  5. #a039a3
  6. #9b459d
  7. #965197
  8. #905d91
  9. #8b688c
  10. #857486
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e5290 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #476eb6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb376d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7348bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8257b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b92b92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b60aba {
  color: #b60aba;
}
Background
.bg-b60aba {
  background-color: #b60aba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60aba {
  border: 2px solid #b60aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 10 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 90% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60aba, #ba0a66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 10 186 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.43 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.98 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.10 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.68 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.20 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.27 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.44 #49f545 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b60aba  rgb(182, 10, 186)  hsl(299, 90%, 38%)  Dark Orchid
#0eba0a  rgb(14, 186, 10)  hsl(119, 90%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#bab60a  rgb(186, 182, 10)  hsl(59, 90%, 38%)  Old Gold
#0abab6  rgb(10, 186, 182)  hsl(179, 90%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue