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#B040D7

#b040d7 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b040d7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 25.1% green and 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.14% cyan, 70.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 284.5°, with 65.37% saturation and 54.71% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.17.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.178

Complementary

  1. #b040d7
  2. #67d740

Split complementary

  1. #b040d7
  2. #b3d740
  3. #40d765

Analogous

  1. #6540d7
  2. #b040d7
  3. #d740b3

Triadic

  1. #b040d7
  2. #d7b040
  3. #40d7b0

Tetradic

  1. #b040d7
  2. #d74067
  3. #67d740
  4. #40d7b0

Square

  1. #b040d7
  2. #d76540
  3. #67d740
  4. #40b3d7

Monochromatic

  1. #531668
  2. #8523a7
  3. #b040d7
  4. #ca7fe4
  5. #e4bff1

Shades

#b040d7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b040d7
  2. #9e3ac2
  3. #8d33ac
  4. #7b2d97
  5. #6a2681
  6. #58206c
  7. #461a56
  8. #351341
  9. #230d2b
  10. #120616
  11. #000000

Tints

#b040d7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b040d7
  2. #b853db
  3. #c066df
  4. #c879e3
  5. #d08ce7
  6. #d8a0eb
  7. #dfb3ef
  8. #e7c6f3
  9. #efd9f7
  10. #f7ecfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b040d7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b040d7
  2. #ab46ce
  3. #a64dc6
  4. #a253bd
  5. #9d5ab4
  6. #9860ac
  7. #9366a3
  8. #8e6d9a
  9. #8a7391
  10. #857a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9064a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fdb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e78d4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad5f87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #705fda ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c66d5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae54ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b040d7 {
  color: #b040d7;
}
Background
.bg-b040d7 {
  background-color: #b040d7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b040d7 {
  border: 2px solid #b040d7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b040d7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 64 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 65% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b040d7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b040d7, #d740b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b040d7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 64 215 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.17 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.63 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.88 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.04 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.20 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.40 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.83 #4fbf28 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b040d7  rgb(176, 64, 215)  hsl(285, 65%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#67d740  rgb(103, 215, 64)  hsl(105, 65%, 55%)  Lime Green
#d7b040  rgb(215, 176, 64)  hsl(45, 65%, 55%)  Metallic Gold
#40d7b0  rgb(64, 215, 176)  hsl(165, 65%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine