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#B60ECB

#b60ecb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b60ecb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 5.49% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.34% cyan, 93.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 293.33°, with 87.1% saturation and 42.55% 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.97.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1457

Complementary

  1. #b60ecb
  2. #23cb0e

Split complementary

  1. #b60ecb
  2. #82cb0e
  3. #0ecb57

Analogous

  1. #570ecb
  2. #b60ecb
  3. #cb0e82

Triadic

  1. #b60ecb
  2. #cbb60e
  3. #0ecbb6

Tetradic

  1. #b60ecb
  2. #cb0e23
  3. #23cb0e
  4. #0ecbb6

Square

  1. #b60ecb
  2. #cb570e
  3. #23cb0e
  4. #0e82cb

Monochromatic

  1. #36043c
  2. #760983
  3. #b60ecb
  4. #dc34f1
  5. #e87cf6

Shades

#b60ecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60ecb
  2. #a40db7
  3. #920ba2
  4. #7f0a8e
  5. #6d087a
  6. #5b0766
  7. #490651
  8. #37043d
  9. #240329
  10. #120114
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60ecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60ecb
  2. #bd26d0
  3. #c53ed5
  4. #cc56db
  5. #d36ee0
  6. #db87e5
  7. #e29fea
  8. #e9b7ef
  9. #f0cff5
  10. #f8e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60ecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60ecb
  2. #b119c4
  3. #ab25bc
  4. #a630b5
  5. #a03cad
  6. #9b47a6
  7. #96529e
  8. #905e97
  9. #8b698f
  10. #857588
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f549b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3870c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b84378 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f4cce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f59c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b735a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b60ecb {
  color: #b60ecb;
}
Background
.bg-b60ecb {
  background-color: #b60ecb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60ecb {
  border: 2px solid #b60ecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60ecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 14 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 87% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60ecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60ecb, #cb0e82);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60ecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 14 203 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.97 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.97 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.17 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.09 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.22 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.43 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.66 #49f134 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b60ecb  rgb(182, 14, 203)  hsl(293, 87%, 43%)  Dark Orchid
#23cb0e  rgb(35, 203, 14)  hsl(113, 87%, 43%)  Lime Green
#cbb60e  rgb(203, 182, 14)  hsl(53, 87%, 43%)  Old Gold
#0ecbb6  rgb(14, 203, 182)  hsl(173, 87%, 43%)  Turquoise