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#B048D9

#b048d9 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b048d9 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 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.89% cyan, 66.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 283.03°, with 65.61% saturation and 56.67% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.99.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1887

Complementary

  1. #b048d9
  2. #71d948

Split complementary

  1. #b048d9
  2. #bad948
  3. #48d968

Analogous

  1. #6848d9
  2. #b048d9
  3. #d948ba

Triadic

  1. #b048d9
  2. #d9b048
  3. #48d9b0

Tetradic

  1. #b048d9
  2. #d94871
  3. #71d948
  4. #48d9b0

Square

  1. #b048d9
  2. #d96848
  3. #71d948
  4. #48bad9

Monochromatic

  1. #571771
  2. #8925b0
  3. #b048d9
  4. #cb87e6
  5. #e7c7f3

Shades

#b048d9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b048d9
  2. #9e41c3
  3. #8d3aae
  4. #7b3298
  5. #6a2b82
  6. #58246d
  7. #461d57
  8. #351641
  9. #230e2b
  10. #120716
  11. #000000

Tints

#b048d9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b048d9
  2. #b85add
  3. #c06de1
  4. #c87fe4
  5. #d091e8
  6. #d8a4ec
  7. #dfb6f0
  8. #e7c8f4
  9. #efdaf7
  10. #f7edfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b048d9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b048d9
  2. #ab4ed0
  3. #a653c7
  4. #a259be
  5. #9d5eb5
  6. #9864ad
  7. #936aa4
  8. #8e6f9b
  9. #8a7592
  10. #857a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9268a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #447bd6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad648b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7264dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e6ad7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae5ab0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b048d9 {
  color: #b048d9;
}
Background
.bg-b048d9 {
  background-color: #b048d9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b048d9 {
  border: 2px solid #b048d9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b048d9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 72 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 66% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b048d9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b048d9, #d948ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b048d9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 72 217 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.99 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.15 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.10 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.28 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.32 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.10 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.80 #4fb726 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b048d9  rgb(176, 72, 217)  hsl(283, 66%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#71d948  rgb(113, 217, 72)  hsl(103, 66%, 57%)  Lime Green
#d9b048  rgb(217, 176, 72)  hsl(43, 66%, 57%)  Metallic Gold
#48d9b0  rgb(72, 217, 176)  hsl(163, 66%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine