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#B048DC

#b048dc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b048dc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20% cyan, 67.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 282.16°, with 67.89% saturation and 57.25% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.14.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1903

Complementary

  1. #b048dc
  2. #74dc48

Split complementary

  1. #b048dc
  2. #bedc48
  3. #48dc66

Analogous

  1. #6648dc
  2. #b048dc
  3. #dc48be

Triadic

  1. #b048dc
  2. #dcb048
  3. #48dcb0

Tetradic

  1. #b048dc
  2. #dc4874
  3. #74dc48
  4. #48dcb0

Square

  1. #b048dc
  2. #dc6648
  3. #74dc48
  4. #48bedc

Monochromatic

  1. #591675
  2. #8923b5
  3. #b048dc
  4. #cc88e8
  5. #e7c8f5

Shades

#b048dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b048dc
  2. #9e41c6
  3. #8d3ab0
  4. #7b329a
  5. #6a2b84
  6. #58246e
  7. #461d58
  8. #351642
  9. #230e2c
  10. #120716
  11. #000000

Tints

#b048dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b048dc
  2. #b85ae0
  3. #c06de3
  4. #c87fe7
  5. #d091ea
  6. #d8a4ee
  7. #dfb6f1
  8. #e7c8f5
  9. #efdaf8
  10. #f7edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b048dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b048dc
  2. #ab4ed3
  3. #a653ca
  4. #a259c0
  5. #9d5eb7
  6. #9864ae
  7. #936aa5
  8. #8e6f9c
  9. #8a7592
  10. #857a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9269aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #417bd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac668d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7165df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d6ada ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae5bb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b048dc {
  color: #b048dc;
}
Background
.bg-b048dc {
  background-color: #b048dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b048dc {
  border: 2px solid #b048dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b048dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 72 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 68% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b048dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b048dc, #dc48be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b048dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 72 220 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.14 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.89 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.23 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.29 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.72 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.91 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.73 #4fb723 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b048dc  rgb(176, 72, 220)  hsl(282, 68%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#74dc48  rgb(116, 220, 72)  hsl(102, 68%, 57%)  Lime Green
#dcb048  rgb(220, 176, 72)  hsl(42, 68%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#48dcb0  rgb(72, 220, 176)  hsl(162, 68%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine