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#B048CA

#b048ca ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b048ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 28.24% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.87% cyan, 64.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 288°, with 55.08% saturation and 53.73% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.98.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1813

Complementary

  1. #b048ca
  2. #62ca48

Split complementary

  1. #b048ca
  2. #a3ca48
  3. #48ca6f

Analogous

  1. #6f48ca
  2. #b048ca
  3. #ca48a3

Triadic

  1. #b048ca
  2. #cab048
  3. #48cab0

Tetradic

  1. #b048ca
  2. #ca4862
  3. #62ca48
  4. #48cab0

Square

  1. #b048ca
  2. #ca6f48
  3. #62ca48
  4. #48a3ca

Monochromatic

  1. #511b5e
  2. #832c99
  3. #b048ca
  4. #ca83db
  5. #e3bfec

Shades

#b048ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b048ca
  2. #9e41b6
  3. #8d3aa2
  4. #7b328d
  5. #6a2b79
  6. #582465
  7. #461d51
  8. #35163d
  9. #230e28
  10. #120714
  11. #000000

Tints

#b048ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b048ca
  2. #b85acf
  3. #c06dd5
  4. #c87fda
  5. #d091df
  6. #d8a4e5
  7. #dfb6ea
  8. #e7c8ef
  9. #efdaf4
  10. #f7edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b048ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b048ca
  2. #ab4ec3
  3. #a653bb
  4. #a259b4
  5. #9d5eac
  6. #9864a5
  7. #936a9e
  8. #8e6f96
  9. #8a758f
  10. #857a87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91679f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1e6fce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #507ac7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b05f83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7662cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8269c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b056a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b048ca {
  color: #b048ca;
}
Background
.bg-b048ca {
  background-color: #b048ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b048ca {
  border: 2px solid #b048ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b048ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 72 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 55% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b048ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b048ca, #ca48a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b048ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 72 202 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.98 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.48 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.03 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.66 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.81 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.42 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.54 #4fb735 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b048ca  rgb(176, 72, 202)  hsl(288, 55%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#62ca48  rgb(98, 202, 72)  hsl(108, 55%, 54%)  Lime Green
#cab048  rgb(202, 176, 72)  hsl(48, 55%, 54%)  Old Gold
#48cab0  rgb(72, 202, 176)  hsl(168, 55%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine