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#B618BB

#b618bb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b618bb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 9.41% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.67% cyan, 87.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 298.16°, with 77.25% saturation and 41.37% 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.3.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1419

Complementary

  1. #b618bb
  2. #1dbb18

Split complementary

  1. #b618bb
  2. #6ebb18
  3. #18bb64

Analogous

  1. #6418bb
  2. #b618bb
  3. #bb186e

Triadic

  1. #b618bb
  2. #bbb618
  3. #18bbb6

Tetradic

  1. #b618bb
  2. #bb181d
  3. #1dbb18
  4. #18bbb6

Square

  1. #b618bb
  2. #bb6418
  3. #1dbb18
  4. #186ebb

Monochromatic

  1. #320733
  2. #740f77
  3. #b618bb
  4. #e03ae6
  5. #eb7eee

Shades

#b618bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b618bb
  2. #a416a8
  3. #921396
  4. #7f1183
  5. #6d0e70
  6. #5b0c5e
  7. #490a4b
  8. #370738
  9. #240525
  10. #120213
  11. #000000

Tints

#b618bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b618bb
  2. #bd2fc2
  3. #c546c9
  4. #cc5dcf
  5. #d374d6
  6. #db8cdd
  7. #e2a3e4
  8. #e9baeb
  9. #f0d1f1
  10. #f8e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b618bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b618bb
  2. #b122b5
  3. #ab2daf
  4. #a637a9
  5. #a042a3
  6. #9b4c9e
  7. #965698
  8. #906192
  9. #8b6b8c
  10. #857686
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e5491 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4970b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb3c6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #744bbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8359b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b93194 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b618bb {
  color: #b618bb;
}
Background
.bg-b618bb {
  background-color: #b618bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b618bb {
  border: 2px solid #b618bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b618bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 24 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 77% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b618bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b618bb, #bb186e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b618bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 24 187 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.30 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.46 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.37 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.36 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.10 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.20 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.39 #49e744 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b618bb  rgb(182, 24, 187)  hsl(298, 77%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#1dbb18  rgb(29, 187, 24)  hsl(118, 77%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#bbb618  rgb(187, 182, 24)  hsl(58, 77%, 41%)  Old Gold
#18bbb6  rgb(24, 187, 182)  hsl(178, 77%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue