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#A85EBF

#a85ebf ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a85ebf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 36.86% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.04% cyan, 50.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 285.77°, with 43.11% saturation and 55.88% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.26.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2009

Complementary

  1. #a85ebf
  2. #75bf5e

Split complementary

  1. #a85ebf
  2. #a5bf5e
  3. #5ebf77

Analogous

  1. #775ebf
  2. #a85ebf
  3. #bf5ea5

Triadic

  1. #a85ebf
  2. #bfa85e
  3. #5ebfa8

Tetradic

  1. #a85ebf
  2. #bf5e75
  3. #75bf5e
  4. #5ebfa8

Square

  1. #a85ebf
  2. #bf775e
  3. #75bf5e
  4. #5ea5bf

Monochromatic

  1. #51265e
  2. #803b95
  3. #a85ebf
  4. #c695d5
  5. #e3cbeb

Shades

#a85ebf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a85ebf
  2. #9755ac
  3. #864b99
  4. #764286
  5. #653873
  6. #542f60
  7. #43264c
  8. #321c39
  9. #221326
  10. #110913
  11. #000000

Tints

#a85ebf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a85ebf
  2. #b16ec5
  3. #b97ecc
  4. #c28ed2
  5. #cb9ed9
  6. #d4afdf
  7. #dcbfe5
  8. #e5cfec
  9. #eedff2
  10. #f6eff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a85ebf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a85ebf
  2. #a461b9
  3. #a065b2
  4. #9c68ac
  5. #986ca6
  6. #946fa0
  7. #907299
  8. #8c7693
  9. #88798d
  10. #847d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90719b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b77c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #627ebc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a86c86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b6ec1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8473bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a867a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a85ebf {
  color: #a85ebf;
}
Background
.bg-a85ebf {
  background-color: #a85ebf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a85ebf {
  border: 2px solid #a85ebf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a85ebf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 94 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 43% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a85ebf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a85ebf, #bf5ea5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a85ebf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 94 191 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.26 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.88 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.81 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.92 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.00 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.54 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.84 #57a140 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#a85ebf  rgb(168, 94, 191)  hsl(286, 43%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#75bf5e  rgb(117, 191, 94)  hsl(106, 43%, 56%)  Mantis
#bfa85e  rgb(191, 168, 94)  hsl(46, 43%, 56%)  Vegas Gold
#5ebfa8  rgb(94, 191, 168)  hsl(166, 43%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine