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#B048E1

#b048e1 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b048e1 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 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.78% cyan, 68% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 280.78°, with 71.83% saturation and 58.24% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.46.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.193

Complementary

  1. #b048e1
  2. #79e148

Split complementary

  1. #b048e1
  2. #c6e148
  3. #48e164

Analogous

  1. #6448e1
  2. #b048e1
  3. #e148c6

Triadic

  1. #b048e1
  2. #e1b048
  3. #48e1b0

Tetradic

  1. #b048e1
  2. #e14879
  3. #79e148
  4. #48e1b0

Square

  1. #b048e1
  2. #e16448
  3. #79e148
  4. #48c6e1

Monochromatic

  1. #5b147c
  2. #8b1fbd
  3. #b048e1
  4. #cc8aec
  5. #e9cbf7

Shades

#b048e1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b048e1
  2. #9e41cb
  3. #8d3ab4
  4. #7b329e
  5. #6a2b87
  6. #582471
  7. #461d5a
  8. #351644
  9. #230e2d
  10. #120717
  11. #000000

Tints

#b048e1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b048e1
  2. #b85ae4
  3. #c06de7
  4. #c87fea
  5. #d091ed
  6. #d8a4f0
  7. #dfb6f3
  8. #e7c8f6
  9. #efdaf9
  10. #f7edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b048e1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b048e1
  2. #ab4ed7
  3. #a653ce
  4. #a259c4
  5. #9d5eba
  6. #9864b1
  7. #936aa7
  8. #8e6f9d
  9. #8a7593
  10. #857a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9269ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b7cde ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab688f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7065e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c6bdf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad5db6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b048e1 {
  color: #b048e1;
}
Background
.bg-b048e1 {
  background-color: #b048e1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b048e1 {
  border: 2px solid #b048e1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b048e1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 72 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 72% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b048e1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b048e1, #e148c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b048e1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 72 225 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.46 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.52 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.37 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.50 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.37 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.64 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.68 #4fb71e Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b048e1  rgb(176, 72, 225)  hsl(281, 72%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#79e148  rgb(121, 225, 72)  hsl(101, 72%, 58%)  Pastel Green
#e1b048  rgb(225, 176, 72)  hsl(41, 72%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#48e1b0  rgb(72, 225, 176)  hsl(161, 72%, 58%)  Caribbean Green