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#B705CE

#b705ce ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b705ce is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 1.96% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.17% cyan, 97.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 293.13°, with 95.26% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1463

Complementary

  1. #b705ce
  2. #1cce05

Split complementary

  1. #b705ce
  2. #81ce05
  3. #05ce52

Analogous

  1. #5205ce
  2. #b705ce
  3. #ce0581

Triadic

  1. #b705ce
  2. #ceb705
  3. #05ceb7

Tetradic

  1. #b705ce
  2. #ce051c
  3. #1cce05
  4. #05ceb7

Square

  1. #b705ce
  2. #ce5205
  3. #1cce05
  4. #0581ce

Monochromatic

  1. #320139
  2. #750383
  3. #b705ce
  4. #e126fa
  5. #ec70fc

Shades

#b705ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b705ce
  2. #a505b9
  3. #9204a5
  4. #800490
  5. #6e037c
  6. #5c0367
  7. #490252
  8. #37023e
  9. #250129
  10. #120115
  11. #000000

Tints

#b705ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b705ce
  2. #be1ed3
  3. #c537d8
  4. #cd50dd
  5. #d469e2
  6. #db82e7
  7. #e29beb
  8. #e9b4f0
  9. #f1cdf5
  10. #f8e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b705ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b705ce
  2. #b211c6
  3. #ac1ebe
  4. #a72ab7
  5. #a136af
  6. #9c43a7
  7. #964f9f
  8. #915b97
  9. #8b6790
  10. #867488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90549c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3470ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b94379 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f4bd1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e58cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b834a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b705ce {
  color: #b705ce;
}
Background
.bg-b705ce {
  background-color: #b705ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b705ce {
  border: 2px solid #b705ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b705ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 5 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 95% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b705ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b705ce, #ce0581);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b705ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 5 206 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.00 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.83 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.87 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.77 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.29 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.55 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.38 #48fa31 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b705ce  rgb(183, 5, 206)  hsl(293, 95%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#1cce05  rgb(28, 206, 5)  hsl(113, 95%, 41%)  Lime Green
#ceb705  rgb(206, 183, 5)  hsl(53, 95%, 41%)  Old Gold
#05ceb7  rgb(5, 206, 183)  hsl(173, 95%, 41%)  Turquoise