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#B60BCB

#b60bcb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b60bcb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 4.31% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.34% cyan, 94.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 293.44°, with 89.72% saturation and 41.96% 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 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.98.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.145

Complementary

  1. #b60bcb
  2. #20cb0b

Split complementary

  1. #b60bcb
  2. #80cb0b
  3. #0bcb56

Analogous

  1. #560bcb
  2. #b60bcb
  3. #cb0b80

Triadic

  1. #b60bcb
  2. #cbb60b
  3. #0bcbb6

Tetradic

  1. #b60bcb
  2. #cb0b20
  3. #20cb0b
  4. #0bcbb6

Square

  1. #b60bcb
  2. #cb560b
  3. #20cb0b
  4. #0b80cb

Monochromatic

  1. #34033a
  2. #750782
  3. #b60bcb
  4. #de2ff4
  5. #ea77f8

Shades

#b60bcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60bcb
  2. #a40ab7
  3. #9209a2
  4. #7f088e
  5. #6d077a
  6. #5b0666
  7. #490451
  8. #37033d
  9. #240229
  10. #120114
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60bcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60bcb
  2. #bd23d0
  3. #c53cd5
  4. #cc54db
  5. #d36de0
  6. #db85e5
  7. #e29dea
  8. #e9b6ef
  9. #f0cef5
  10. #f8e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60bcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60bcb
  2. #b117c4
  3. #ab22bc
  4. #a62eb5
  5. #a03aad
  6. #9b46a6
  7. #96519e
  8. #905d97
  9. #8b698f
  10. #857488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f549b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3770c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b84277 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f4bce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e58c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b734a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b60bcb {
  color: #b60bcb;
}
Background
.bg-b60bcb {
  background-color: #b60bcb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60bcb {
  border: 2px solid #b60bcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60bcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 11 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 90% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60bcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60bcb, #cb0b80);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60bcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 11 203 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.98 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.90 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.21 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.07 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.30 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.41 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.63 #49f434 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b60bcb  rgb(182, 11, 203)  hsl(293, 90%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#20cb0b  rgb(32, 203, 11)  hsl(113, 90%, 42%)  Lime Green
#cbb60b  rgb(203, 182, 11)  hsl(53, 90%, 42%)  Old Gold
#0bcbb6  rgb(11, 203, 182)  hsl(173, 90%, 42%)  Turquoise