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#B048D0

#b048d0 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b048d0 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 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.38% cyan, 65.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 285.88°, with 59.13% saturation and 54.9% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.82.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1842

Complementary

  1. #b048d0
  2. #68d048

Split complementary

  1. #b048d0
  2. #acd048
  3. #48d06c

Analogous

  1. #6c48d0
  2. #b048d0
  3. #d048ac

Triadic

  1. #b048d0
  2. #d0b048
  3. #48d0b0

Tetradic

  1. #b048d0
  2. #d04868
  3. #68d048
  4. #48d0b0

Square

  1. #b048d0
  2. #d06c48
  3. #68d048
  4. #48acd0

Monochromatic

  1. #531a65
  2. #862aa2
  3. #b048d0
  4. #ca85e0
  5. #e5c2ef

Shades

#b048d0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b048d0
  2. #9e41bb
  3. #8d3aa6
  4. #7b3292
  5. #6a2b7d
  6. #582468
  7. #461d53
  8. #35163e
  9. #230e2a
  10. #120715
  11. #000000

Tints

#b048d0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b048d0
  2. #b85ad5
  3. #c06dd9
  4. #c87fde
  5. #d091e3
  6. #d8a4e8
  7. #dfb6ec
  8. #e7c8f1
  9. #efdaf6
  10. #f7edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b048d0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b048d0
  2. #ab4ec8
  3. #a653c0
  4. #a259b8
  5. #9d5eb0
  6. #9864a8
  7. #936aa0
  8. #8e6f98
  9. #8a7590
  10. #857a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9167a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1070d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c7acd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af6186 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7563d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #806ace ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af58a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b048d0 {
  color: #b048d0;
}
Background
.bg-b048d0 {
  background-color: #b048d0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b048d0 {
  border: 2px solid #b048d0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b048d0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 72 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 59% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b048d0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b048d0, #d048ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b048d0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 72 208 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.82 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.18 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.94 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.08 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.41 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.82 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.16 #4fb72f Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b048d0  rgb(176, 72, 208)  hsl(286, 59%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#68d048  rgb(104, 208, 72)  hsl(106, 59%, 55%)  Lime Green
#d0b048  rgb(208, 176, 72)  hsl(46, 59%, 55%)  Metallic Gold
#48d0b0  rgb(72, 208, 176)  hsl(166, 59%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine