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#B60BCA

#b60bca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b60bca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 4.31% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.9% cyan, 94.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 293.72°, with 89.67% saturation and 41.76% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.03.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1445

Complementary

  1. #b60bca
  2. #1fca0b

Split complementary

  1. #b60bca
  2. #7eca0b
  3. #0bca56

Analogous

  1. #560bca
  2. #b60bca
  3. #ca0b7e

Triadic

  1. #b60bca
  2. #cab60b
  3. #0bcab6

Tetradic

  1. #b60bca
  2. #ca0b1f
  3. #1fca0b
  4. #0bcab6

Square

  1. #b60bca
  2. #ca560b
  3. #1fca0b
  4. #0b7eca

Monochromatic

  1. #330339
  2. #750781
  3. #b60bca
  4. #df2ef4
  5. #ea76f8

Shades

#b60bca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60bca
  2. #a40ab6
  3. #9209a2
  4. #7f088d
  5. #6d0779
  6. #5b0665
  7. #490451
  8. #37033d
  9. #240228
  10. #120114
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60bca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60bca
  2. #bd23cf
  3. #c53cd5
  4. #cc54da
  5. #d36ddf
  6. #db85e5
  7. #e29dea
  8. #e9b6ef
  9. #f0cef4
  10. #f8e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60bca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60bca
  2. #b117c3
  3. #ab22bb
  4. #a62eb4
  5. #a03aac
  6. #9b46a5
  7. #96519e
  8. #905d96
  9. #8b698f
  10. #857487
  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 #8f549a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3870c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b84177 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f4bcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f58c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7339f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b60bca {
  color: #b60bca;
}
Background
.bg-b60bca {
  background-color: #b60bca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60bca {
  border: 2px solid #b60bca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60bca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 11 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 90% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60bca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60bca, #ca0b7e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60bca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 11 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.03 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.95 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.35 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.20 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.26 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.50 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.74 #49f435 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b60bca  rgb(182, 11, 202)  hsl(294, 90%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#1fca0b  rgb(31, 202, 11)  hsl(114, 90%, 42%)  Lime Green
#cab60b  rgb(202, 182, 11)  hsl(54, 90%, 42%)  Old Gold
#0bcab6  rgb(11, 202, 182)  hsl(174, 90%, 42%)  Turquoise