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#B042DA

#b042da ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b042da is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 25.88% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.27% cyan, 69.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 283.42°, with 67.26% saturation and 55.69% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.93.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1819

Complementary

  1. #b042da
  2. #6cda42

Split complementary

  1. #b042da
  2. #b8da42
  3. #42da64

Analogous

  1. #6442da
  2. #b042da
  3. #da42b8

Triadic

  1. #b042da
  2. #dab042
  3. #42dab0

Tetradic

  1. #b042da
  2. #da426c
  3. #6cda42
  4. #42dab0

Square

  1. #b042da
  2. #da6442
  3. #6cda42
  4. #42b8da

Monochromatic

  1. #55156e
  2. #8722ae
  3. #b042da
  4. #cb82e7
  5. #e5c2f3

Shades

#b042da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b042da
  2. #9e3bc4
  3. #8d35ae
  4. #7b2e99
  5. #6a2883
  6. #58216d
  7. #461a57
  8. #351441
  9. #230d2c
  10. #120716
  11. #000000

Tints

#b042da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b042da
  2. #b855de
  3. #c068e1
  4. #c87be5
  5. #d08ee9
  6. #d8a1ed
  7. #dfb3f0
  8. #e7c6f4
  9. #efd9f8
  10. #f7ecfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b042da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b042da
  2. #ab48d1
  3. #a64ec8
  4. #a255bf
  5. #9d5bb6
  6. #9861ad
  7. #9367a4
  8. #8e6d9b
  9. #8a7492
  10. #857a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9165a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d79d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad618a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7061dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c67d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae56b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b042da {
  color: #b042da;
}
Background
.bg-b042da {
  background-color: #b042da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b042da {
  border: 2px solid #b042da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b042da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 66 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 67% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b042da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b042da, #da42b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b042da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 66 218 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.93 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.47 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.26 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.40 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.11 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.21 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.97 #4fbd25 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b042da  rgb(176, 66, 218)  hsl(283, 67%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#6cda42  rgb(108, 218, 66)  hsl(103, 67%, 56%)  Lime Green
#dab042  rgb(218, 176, 66)  hsl(43, 67%, 56%)  Metallic Gold
#42dab0  rgb(66, 218, 176)  hsl(163, 67%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine