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#A85BBC

#a85bbc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a85bbc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 35.69% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.64% cyan, 51.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 287.63°, with 41.99% saturation and 54.71% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.46.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1944

Complementary

  1. #a85bbc
  2. #6fbc5b

Split complementary

  1. #a85bbc
  2. #a0bc5b
  3. #5bbc78

Analogous

  1. #785bbc
  2. #a85bbc
  3. #bc5ba0

Triadic

  1. #a85bbc
  2. #bca85b
  3. #5bbca8

Tetradic

  1. #a85bbc
  2. #bc5b6f
  3. #6fbc5b
  4. #5bbca8

Square

  1. #a85bbc
  2. #bc785b
  3. #6fbc5b
  4. #5ba0bc

Monochromatic

  1. #4f2559
  2. #7e3b90
  3. #a85bbc
  4. #c591d2
  5. #e2c8e8

Shades

#a85bbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a85bbc
  2. #9752a9
  3. #864996
  4. #764084
  5. #653771
  6. #542e5e
  7. #43244b
  8. #321b38
  9. #221226
  10. #110913
  11. #000000

Tints

#a85bbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a85bbc
  2. #b16bc3
  3. #b97cc9
  4. #c28cd0
  5. #cb9dd7
  6. #d4adde
  7. #dcbde4
  8. #e5ceeb
  9. #eedef2
  10. #f6eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a85bbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a85bbc
  2. #a45fb6
  3. #a062b0
  4. #9c66aa
  5. #986aa4
  6. #946e9e
  7. #907198
  8. #8c7592
  9. #88798c
  10. #847c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f6f99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4975bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #617db9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a86983 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b6bbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8371ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8649d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a85bbc {
  color: #a85bbc;
}
Background
.bg-a85bbc {
  background-color: #a85bbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a85bbc {
  border: 2px solid #a85bbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a85bbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 91 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 42% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a85bbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a85bbc, #bc5ba0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a85bbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 91 188 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.46 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.02 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.55 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.62 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.68 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.31 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.43 #57a443 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#a85bbc  rgb(168, 91, 188)  hsl(288, 42%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#6fbc5b  rgb(111, 188, 91)  hsl(108, 42%, 55%)  Mantis
#bca85b  rgb(188, 168, 91)  hsl(48, 42%, 55%)  Vegas Gold
#5bbca8  rgb(91, 188, 168)  hsl(168, 42%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine